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‘Over 1,000 nests of Leatherback turtles recorded every year’
Surveys conducted in 2016 and 2019 confirm that important nesting beaches have re-formed after 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
Published on Apr 18, 2025 10:35 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings begin ocean journey from Odisha’s shores. Video
Thousands of Olive Ridley hatchlings began their ocean journey from Odisha’s Rushikulya shore.
Published on Apr 14, 2025 12:56 PM IST
3 lakh Olive Ridley turtles arrive in Odisha for mass nesting. Video
IAS officer shares stunning videos as 3 lakh Olive Ridley turtles arrive for rare daytime mass nesting in Odisha
Published on Feb 21, 2025 02:24 PM IST
World Turtle Day 2024: Date, history, significance, celebrations
World Turtle Day 2024: From history to significance, here's all that you need to know about this special day.
Published on May 22, 2024 01:08 PM IST
Tapatrisha Das, Delhi
Ancient giant turtle named after Stephen King character
Researchers identify a previously unknown extinct species of freshwater turtles far larger than any alive today.
Published on Mar 15, 2024 11:04 AM IST
Deutsche Welle | Posted by Tapatrisha Das
Men step in to save stranded turtle on remote beach. Watch
An individual reacted to this rescue video and wrote, “What a satisfaction! Nothing more beautiful than saving a life.”
Published on Dec 19, 2023 10:34 AM IST
Turtle’s visit to the gym goes viral
A turtle surprised gym-goers in Florida by slipping into a gym through an open door but was safely escorted out.
Published on Aug 10, 2023 01:47 PM IST
Sea turtle ‘Kale’ gets CT scan done on him in Alabama, images go viral
Named Kale, the turtle became the first animal ever to get the scan at the hospital.
Updated on Jul 16, 2023 03:58 PM IST
Adarsh Kumar Gupta
Turtle launches an attack on a woman while being fed. Watch
The frightening incident caught on camera shows how a woman feeding water to a turtle becomes the target of its attack.
Published on May 11, 2023 03:57 PM IST
Old video of turtles helping their struggling friend goes viral again. Watch
A sweet old video that is doing rounds on the internet shows a a bunch of turtles coming to rescue their friend who is not able to get back on its feet. Many people have reacted to it.
Published on Jan 24, 2023 04:00 PM IST
Vrinda Jain
Fishermen rescue turtle stuck in a fishing net, netizens laud them
When fishermen in Tamil Nadu saw a turtle stuck in a fishing net, they immediately came to its rescue.
Updated on Jan 07, 2023 07:03 PM IST
Vrinda Jain
Wildlife conference boosts protection for sharks, turtles
The international wildlife trade treaty, which was adopted 49 years ago in Washington, D.C., has been praised for helping stem the illegal and unsustainable trade in ivory and rhino horns as well as in whales and sea turtles.
Published on Nov 27, 2022 07:29 AM IST
AP | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
Rate this Golden Retriever dog's friendships with cats, chicks, fish and turtles
A video that has been shared on Instagram shows the different experiences that a Golden Retriever dog has when it tries to make friends with animals like chicks, fish, turtles and a cat.
Updated on Jul 26, 2022 08:31 AM IST
Sohini Sengupta
30-50 sea turtles stabbed to death by Japan fisherman; 'he regrets it now'
Yuji Tabata, the head of the local fishermen's cooperative, told AFP that the man responsible has confessed to stabbing the animals after dozens became tangled in his gillnet.
Updated on Jul 19, 2022 03:01 PM IST
AFP |
Olive Ridley turtles nest at Odisha coast, IFS officer shares video. Watch
This video that has been shared on Twitter by IFS officer Susanta Nanda, shows Olive Ridley sea turtles nesting on the Odisha coast.
Published on Mar 28, 2022 02:24 PM IST
Sohini Sengupta
More endangered turtles to be released with GPS tags in Bengal's Sundarbans
Batagur baska, also known as northern river terrapin, is among the most endangered freshwater turtles in the world.
Published on Jan 21, 2022 06:49 PM IST
PTI | , Kolkata
Watch these baby sea turtles hatch on Hollywood Beach as onlookers cheer on
At Hollywood Beach, onlookers had a treat looking at some sea turtle hatchlings coming straight out of the sand and trying their best to make their way to the water.
Published on Nov 11, 2021 05:46 PM IST
Sohini Sengupta
Turtle hatchlings released into the ocean at Nihiwatu beach. Watch
Turtle hatchlings get released onto the beach ang go on a little walk towards the ocean where they find the water and swim for their life.
Published on Nov 02, 2021 02:39 PM IST
Sohini Sengupta
13 rescued young sea turtles released into Gulf of Mexico from Louisiana
Once the cardboard boxes holding the turtles were put down on the beach, the dinner plate-sized turtles began scraping at the sides and poking their noses out of the holes.
Published on Mar 18, 2021 12:15 AM IST
AP |
Biologist finds something unexpected inside stomach of fish - a live turtle
A post on Facebook about the find is collecting quite a few reactions.
Published on Mar 05, 2021 08:23 PM IST
Macrocephaly turtle weighing 100 kg rescued in Tamil Nadu, later released into sea
The turtle was rescued from the Mandapam seashore.
Published on Oct 12, 2020 04:18 PM IST
Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu | Asian News International | Posted by: Srimoyee Chowdhury
Endangered green turtle colony bigger than estimated, over 64,000 animals waiting to lay eggs
Listed as endangered, many countries have made it illegal to collect or harm green turtles, while nesting grounds are often also protected.
Published on Jun 11, 2020 02:26 PM IST
SYDNEY | Reuters | Posted by: Srimoyee Chowdhury