{"id":29054,"date":"2026-03-28T13:10:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T07:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=29054"},"modified":"2026-03-28T13:27:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T07:57:45","slug":"coringa-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/coringa-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the officials of the Wildlife Management Authority and Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary have conserved nearly 20,000 eggs of Olive Ridley Turtles on Hope Island.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the <\/span><b>state of Andhra Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>part of the Godavari estuary,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where the Coringa river confluences into the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bay-of-bengal\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bay of Bengal<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was established as a wildlife sanctuary <\/span><b>in 1978.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has extensive <\/span><b>mangrove and dry deciduous tropical forests.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is the second-largest stretch of mangrove forests in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mangrove plants like Rhizophora spp, Avicennia spp, Sonnertia spp, etc; grow here.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is home to endangered mammals like <\/span><b>Smooth Indian otter, Fishing cat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Jackal, etc. Mangroves offer excellent habitat for birds like Black capped kingfisher, Brahminy kite, Sea gulls, Reef heron, Sand piper, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sea coast of the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary is a breeding ground for <\/span><b>Olive ridley turtles.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Olive Ridley Turtles<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It gets its name from the olive green <\/span><b>colouration of its carapace (shell).<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is best known for its unique <\/span><b>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<li><b>Distribution\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are mainly found in the warm waters of <\/span><b>the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odisha\u2019s Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is known as the world\u2019s largest rookery (a colony of breeding animals) of sea turtles.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Conservation Status\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>IUCN Red List:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vulnerable<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>CITES:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Appendix I<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Wildlife Protection Act, 1972:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule 1<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/andhra-pradesh\/nearly-20000-turtle-eggs-conserved-on-hope-island\/article70792310.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh is a key mangrove habitat and Olive Ridley turtle nesting site. 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