olive ridley turtles
Season’s greetings
Marine ecologist Divya Karnad is the first Indian woman to win the prestigious ‘Future For Nature Award’.
Olive ridley hatchlings released in Maha waters
Last year in November, the state forest department, with assistance from marine enthusiasts built a hatchery on the beach.
Another olive ridley tragedy
Marine conservationists deeply concerned, cause of their death still not known.
Cell confirms 103 turtle eggs at Versova beach
The NGO had also contended that the three feet deep pit cannot be made by turtles and may be unfavourable for hatching of eggs.
Turtles return to Versova beach after two decades
City-based lawyer and environmentalist Afroz Shah, who initiated the beach clean-up drive in 2015, was present whenhatchlings were sighted.
Olive Ridley turtles return to Versova beach after 20 years
An endangered species, the Olive Ridley turtles are found in the warm tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Velas welcomes turtles home
Swimming is forbidden at Velas Beach lest you pose any threat to the hundreds and thousands of young Olive Ridley Turtles hatched there.
Experts fear for lives of rescued turtles
Experts have blamed pollution along the beaches for the sorry state of turtles.
Turtle rescued from Dahanu
The centre at Dahanu does not have sufficient water tanks to ensure that each turtle has a separate tank.