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Turtle eggs hit by sea erosion [1]

A large number of eggs of Olive Ridley turtles were destroyed due to sea erosion in the mouth of Rushikulya river in Odisha’s Ganjam district where the endangered sea species nest.

Publication Date: 
12/04/2012
Pioneer (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Coastal Erosion [3], Natural Disasters [4], Turtles [5], Wildlife [6], Orissa (Odisha) [7], Ganjam [8], Endangered Species [9]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/pioneer-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coastal-erosion
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/turtles
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ganjam
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species