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Around 10,220 female turtles emerged from the Bay of Bengal under the moonlight, depositing eggs along a 2.5-km stretch of beach during the first day of the phenomenon, known locally as 'arribada'.
Odisha

The Arribada Begins: Over 10,000 Olive Ridley turtles reach Odisha shores for mass nesting

The annual mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles began at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha's Ganjam district early Sunday, as over 10,000 turtles arrived to lay eggs along the sandy beach, forest officials said. According to Berhampur Divisional Forest...

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