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 Space crunch for Olive Ridleys [1]

Finally, a rescue effort is underway. Fifteen countries have signed an agreement for conserving the six marine turtle species that inhabit the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asian regions. The project includes Olive Ridley turtles, which are killed in large numbers every year off the coast of Orissa.

The first meeting of the signatory states to the

Publication Date: 
14/04/2003
Down to Earth [2]
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