Mass nesting of Olive Ridley Turtlesat Rushikulya Beach
Olive Ridley’s turtles will not be disturbed by humans during mass nesting due to COVID-19 . More than 70,000 Olive Ridley arrived at the Rushikulya rookery this year for mass nesting. Last year , the mass nesting did not take place in Rushikulya due to cyclone Titliand floods that followed it. But this year, according to Odisha wildlife organization (OWO) , 50% of the Ri d ley s w ere estimated to arrive at State’s co a st for nesting . T hat’s why the state clean ed cyclone debris . Olive Ridley sea turtles are also known as Pacific Ridley sea turtle s . It belongs to the cheloniidaeturtle family. Olive Ridley is the second smallest species of all sea turtles in the world. These are commonly found in warm and tropical ocean like Pacific, Indian and also in andthe AtlanticOcean . This turtle is best known for its unique way of mass nesting called arribada; the females come to the same beach to lay their eggs. The eggs are incubated for around 45 days in the heat of t...