Olive Ridley turtles crawl towards Odisha’s Rushikulya beach

May 10, 2020

Berhampur (Odisha), May 10 (ANI): Hundreds of Olive Ridley turtles came out of the nests to crawl towards Odisha’s Rushikulya beach. Females of the species nest together in large numbers at mass nesting sites. They hatch in 45 to 60 days, depending on the temperature of the sand and weather conditions. Amid COVID-19 lockdown, outsiders have been stopped from reaching the spot.