The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Satyasundar Barik BHUBANESWAR: Will the spectacular sight of mass congregation of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles for mating and nesting on the beaches of Gahirmatha become history? The beaches coming under the Gahirmatha Marine Wildlife Sanctuary have shrunk considerably. A 32-km-long beach has shrunk to less than one kilometre in …
KENDRAPARA: It is six in the morning yet there is no trace of fishermen at the main fishing harbour in village Kharinashi in coastal Kendrapara. Instead they are seen fishing in nearby rivers and creeks. Reason: the authorities have imposed fishing ban from November 1 to May 31 in the …
Mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles has been quite impressive this year at the Nasi-I and Nasi-II islands of Orissa's Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, considered to be the largest rookery for sea turtles in the world, according to official sources. The officials say nearly two lakh Olive Ridleys have laid eggs …
PARADIP: Environmentalists and marine fauna lovers have expressed serious concern over safety of Olive Ridley turtles and other marine species in Bay of Bengal due to non-removal of sunken Mongolian ship mv Black Rose. Even five months after the cargo carrier sank, no step has been taken to dredge out …
KENDRAPARA: Sporadic nesting of the Olive Ridley sea turtles started recently at the three major rookeries at Devi river mouth, Rushikulya and Gahiramatha beach, the world
At least 1,000 endangered Olive Ridley turtles have been found dead in an Orissa beach since November, a senior state wildlife official said Wednesday. The carcasses were spotted at various places between the mouths of the Devi and Dhamra rivers under Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, one of the world's largest turtle …
Thousands of carcasses of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles are scattered along the stretch of sea beach from Dhamra to Paradip coast under Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, one of the largest rookeries for the species, in the ongoing turtle nesting season. As a result, bad odour emanating from the dead …
Sighting of bloated and motionless bodies of Olive Ridley sea turtles lend credence to the belief that unlawful trawling operation despite prohibition is in full swing along the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Orissa's Kendrapara district. Bodies of dead turtles are sporadically dispersed along the stretch of the beach from Dhamra …
BHUBANESWAR: As Orissa gears up for Olive Ridley turtles to mate and nest this season, the spate of missile testings by the DRDO has the Wildlife Wing watching it very closely. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted tests in the recent past and going by its schedule, it …
PARADIP: Use of cellphones and VHF sets by crew members of boats and trawlers has posed a serious threat to endangered Olive Ridley turtles. Raids by Coast Guard, Forest and Fisheries officials to check illegal fishing are also proving infructuous as the fishermen are getting tipped off through the gadgets. …
KENDRAPARA: Beach erosion is threatening the very existence of three major mass-nesting sites of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles at the Rushikulya beach, the Devi river mouth and the Gahirmatha beach. The 4.5-km beach from Rushikulya to Kantiagada was 500-metre wide two years back but due to erosion the width …
KENDRAPARA: Large numbers of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles have started arriving at three major rookeries - Devi river mouth , Rushikulya river mouth and Gahirmatha marine sanctuary. As the turtles are mating in sea waters, the Forest and Coast Guard officials have remained on high alert. To protect the …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government imposed six-month fishing ban from today to protect the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary. Trawlers and boatmen have been directed not to fish within 20 km off the coast in the marine sanctuary areas covering 35-km stretch from Agaranasi to Dhamra. Each …
Environment watchdog Greenpeace on Thursday warned that the costs of the Paradip oil spill caused by the drowning of the Mongolian ship MV Black Rose on September 9, in terms of damage to ecology, could be far more than what a clean-up would involve. "As we move forward, the focus …
A new project, however, must get the nod from the Union environment ministry On March 23, Greenpeace International issued full-page advertisements in the international press to draw attention to the Olive Ridleys, which come annually to the beaches of Orissa
Olive Ridley turtles missed their annual nesting trip to the Orissa coast last year. Conservation groups blamed the upcoming port at Dhamra. The turtles are back this year, and port proponents Tata and L&T; claim vindication. They overlook the violations that have allowed the port at Dhamra in the first …
A marine protected area (mpa) is any coastal or marine area in which certain activities are regulated to conserve natural resources, biodiversity, and historical and cultural features. International treaty, Convention on Biological Diversity, defines an mpa as
KENDRAPARA: More than a million baby Olive Ridley sea turtles have started emerging from the sandy nesting grounds at Nasi-1 and Nasi-2 islets under Gahiramatha marine sanctuary of Kendrapara district today, said Prasanna Kumar Behera, the divisional forest officer of Bhitarkanika National Park. After emerging from the nests the turtle …
KENDRAPARA: More than two million baby Olive Ridley sea turtles started emerging from pits on the sandy nesting ground of Rushikulya beach recently. This was informed by A.K. Jena, divisional forest officer of Rushikulya turtle rookery. After emerging from the nests the turtle hatchlings have started their journey towards the …
