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Satellite transmitters to track migratory routes of nesting Olive Ridley turtles
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
|March 20, 2025
Scientists of Wildlife Institute of India (WII) have fitted satellite transmitters on two female Olive Ridley sea turtles at Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Kendrapara.
SCIENTISTS of Wildlife Institute of India (WII) have fitted satellite transmitters on two female Olive Ridley sea turtles at Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Kendrapara.
Senior scientist of WII Dr Suresh Kumar said the satellite telemetry project is to track the migratory routes of the marine species. The devices are equipped with temperature sensors and surface time counters to indicate the proportion of time spent on the surface. The data will be received, analysed, and mapped at the WII.
This story is from the March 20, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar.
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