March Will Now Be Olive Ridley Turtle Awareness Month

BUOYED by a record mass nesting of Olive Ridleys at Rushikulya rookery in Ganjam this year, Odisha is all set to celebrate March as the 'Olive Ridley Turtle and Marine Mammal Awareness Month'.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Bhubaneswar

The celebration, to be held for the first time, will span key coastal divisions of Berhampur, Chilika, Puri, Rajnagar, Bhadrak, and Balasore. It will involve local communities, fishermen, students, researchers, scientists, NGOs, and conservationists in a collective effort to safeguard Odisha's rich marine biodiversity, officials said.