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In a record, more than 4 lakh olive ridleys nest at Rushikulya
Context:
- With 4,28,083 mother olive ridley turtles, the endangered species has created an all-time record of mass nesting at the Rushikulya rookery coast in the Ganjam district of Odisha this year.
Background:
- With 3,65,000 nests, olive ridley turtles had created a record of mass nesting at Rushikulya in 2017.
- They have already broken the record this year, indicating that the environment of this coast continues to be conducive for their mass nesting.
More in news:
- The mass nesting is expected to continue for another two to three days.
- Mass nesting of olive ridley turtles also takes place on the coasts along the Gahirmatha beach and the mouth of the Debi river, two other major nesting sites in Odisha.
