Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Environment; Biodiversity
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A three-member panel constituted by the Orissa High Court made a field trip to the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary to assess the measures taken for the conservation of endangered olive ridley sea turtles.
Key takeaways
According to an environment magazine’s report, 800 olive ridley turtles died since January due to negligence of the States Forest and Fisheries department.
The olive ridley turtles turn up in millions for mass nesting along the Odisha coast every year.
Gahirmatha beach off Bay of Bengal coast in Odisha is acclaimed as the world’s largest nesting ground of these turtles.
