Over 3 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Arrive At Odisha Beach For Mass Nesting
NDTV
"According to our counting, 2,14,058 turtles laid eggs on Thursday and 88,605 more arrived for mass nesting in the next day. Over 3 lakh turtles have turned up on Gahirmatha beach since March 9," the official said.
More than three lakhs Olive Ridley turtles have so far reached Gahirmatha beach, the world's largest rookery of the marine reptile species, in Odisha's Kendrapara district to lay eggs this time, an official said on Saturday.
Mass nesting of the turtles started on Thursday night on Nasi-II beach of Gahirmatha, he said.
"According to our counting, 2,14,058 turtles laid eggs on Thursday and 88,605 more arrived for mass nesting in the next day. Over 3 lakh turtles have turned up on Gahirmatha beach since March 9," the official said.
Last year, more than five lakh Olive Ridley turtles had arrived at Gahirmatha to lay eggs.
