turtles

Bhubaneswar: In a major boost to marine conservation, the Indian Coast Guard's (ICG) annual mission 'Operation Olivia' helped protect a record of over 6.98 lakh Olive Ridley turtles nested at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha during…

Kalimela: In a big success for Malkangiri Forest Department, as many as 473 live turtles have been seized in Malkangiri districts on Friday while they were being illegally smuggled. The Motu Forest section sized the illegal consignment.…

Thoothukudi: The Tiruchendur Forest Department in the Thoothukudi district has successfully recovered around 2,000 turtle eggs from the beach, marking a positive step in the conservation of sea turtles in the region.Olive ridley…

Khurda: In a successful operation, officials from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have apprehended an individual and seized 1448 Indian Flap Shell Turtles at Godipada Toll Plaza of Khurda yesterday.Apart from seizing the…

Malkangiri: In a big success, the Forest Department of Chitrakonda seized turtles weighing about 1000 kg, kept in 35 sacks in Malkangiri district of Odisha on Monday.The Chitrakonda Forest Department officials caught the turtles’…

Cuttack: A dead turtle has been recovered from Cuttack on Wednesday night said reports and a youth has been arrested in this connection.According to reports, the turtle had fallen in the net of the youth when he was fishing near Jobra…

Umerkote: In a recent incident, as many as 176 rare turtles were seized by DRI officials in Umerkote of Nabarangpur district in Odisha. The forest department seized the turtles while they being smuggled.Reports say that, 176 rare…

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar unit of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) today rescued as many as 117 rare turtles from Utkal Express at Bhubaneswar railway station and arrested four persons including a woman.Acting on an information…