{"id":20467,"date":"2026-04-26T14:17:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T08:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=20467"},"modified":"2026-04-26T19:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:48:43","slug":"olive-ridley-turtles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/olive-ridley-turtles\/","title":{"rendered":"Olive Ridley Turtle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Olive Ridley Turtle Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olive Ridley turtles from Tamil Nadu have begun migrating towards the Sri Lanka Dome, a little-known but highly productive ocean region.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Olive Ridley Turtle<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the smallest and most abundant of all <\/span><b>sea turtles found in the world.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It gets its name from the olive <\/span><b>green colouration of its carapace<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (shell).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is best known for its <\/span><b>unique mass nesting, called Arribada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where thousands of females come together on the same beach to lay eggs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Distribution of Olive Ridley Turtle<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are mainly found in the warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Odisha\u2019s Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is known as the world\u2019s largest rookery (a colony of breeding animals) of sea turtles.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Olive Ridley Turtle<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>omnivorous,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> meaning they feed on both <\/span><b>plants and animals.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are solitary, preferring the open ocean.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These turtles spend <\/span><b>their entire lives in the ocean,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and migrate thousands of kilometers between feeding and mating grounds in the course of a year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status <\/b><b>of Olive Ridley Turtle<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/iucn-red-list\/\" target=\"_blank\">IUCN Red List<\/a>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vulnerable<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CITES:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Appendix I<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wildlife Protection Act, 1972:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule 1<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is the Sri Lanka Dome?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is considered one of the <\/span><b>most productive regions in the Indian Ocean.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Formation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is formed by <\/span><b>seasonal upwelling<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that brings cool, nutrient-rich waters to the surface, triggering plankton blooms that attract turtles, fish, whales, and seabirds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This phenomenon <\/span><b>typically begins in May, peaks in July,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and declines by September, after which the turtles disperse and begin their return migration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/chennai\/tagged-olive-ridley-turtles-from-tn-reach-sri-lanka-dome-reveal-migration-patterns\/article70906091.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olive Ridley Turtle is the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world. 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