Rushikulya river mouth witnesses second phase mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles - OrissaPOST

Rushikulya river mouth witnesses second phase mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles - OrissaPOST

Berhampur: The second phase of mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles began in the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha’s Ganjam district Saturday, officials said. The unique phenomena of these endangered sea species were witnessed after a gap of seven years in the Rushikulya rookery, they said. A total of 38,779 turtles laid eggs in the stretch of the rookery from Purunabandh to Bateswar, on the first day of the second phase of the mass nesting, said…