Millions of Olive Ridley Turtles Trail Along Odisha’s Rushikulya Beach

The Rushikulya Beach in Odisha was recently flooded by millions of baby Olive Ridley Turtles who just hatched from their eggs and crawled towards the Bay of Bengal. This year more than 6 lakh turtles had come ashore to lay eggs at the Rushikulya beach. This was the highest number of turtles witnessed for mass nesting in the past few decades. Special attention was given towards the eggs by the Rushikulya Sea Turtle Protection Committee to ensure that the eggs do not get damaged during the incubation period by animals.

After burying their eggs in the sand, the turtles went back into the sea. . About 50 days later, when the baby turtles emerged from the eggs, they started their journey by crawling towards the sea.