India, April 14 -- The enchanting Olive Ridley turtle nesting season has officially begun at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha's Ganjam district, with thousands of tiny hatchlings starting their journey towards the vast ocean. A heartwarming video shared by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan has gone viral, capturing the first moments of life for these endangered marine creatures.

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Kaswan's video shows the hatchlings wriggling out of their sandy nests and getting swept away by the waves as they instinctively head towards the sea. Sharing the clip on X (formerly Twitter), Kaswan wrote, "The life began a...