[jan]ODISHA CELEBRATES 1ST TURTLE FESTIVAL IN PURI

Question 1

why?

Answer 1

create awareness and promote ideas on

conservation of olive ridley turtles.

Question 2

Sea turtles in India?

Answer 2

-five species in Indian waters — Leatherback (Vulnerable), Loggerhead (Endangered),
Hawksbill (Critically Endangered), Green (Endangered) and Olive Ridley.

-protected under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.

Question 3

about Olive ridley turtles

Answer 3

-Odisha has half of the world’s Olive Ridley turtle population and 90% of India’s turtle population lives
in the state.

-smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world, inhabiting warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.

-well known for its arribadas, or annual mass nestings
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- Vulnerable by the IUCN Red list.
- International trade in these turtles and their products is banned under CITES Appendix I.
- ‘Operation Kachhapa’: Conservation of the Olive Ridley Sea