Over 1.92L Olive Ridleys lay eggs on Nasi-2 Island inside Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in 48 hrs

Kendrapara, March 7 -- Over 1.92 lakh Olive Ridley Sea turtles have laid eggs on Nasi-2, the largest rookery of this endangered species, within Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary over the last 48 hours, Rajnagar Mangrove (Forest) and Wildlife Division DFO Sudarshan Gopinath Jadav said on Friday.

The arribada (a Spanish term for mass nesting) of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles began at Nasi-2 of Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary on the evening of March 5 and is expected to continue for another four to five days, Jadav stated.

According to DFO Jadav, while 78,743 female turtles laid eggs on March 5, approximately 1,14,002 female Olive Ridley turtles nested on March 6. The female turtles move toward the beaches in large, synchronized groups. Each...