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District Collector R. Mahesh Kumar releasing hatchlings of Olive Ridley turtles into the oversea astatine Gacchakayalapora successful Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema territory connected Saturday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT
Nearly 300 hatchlings of Olive Ridley turtles were released into the oversea astatine Gacchakayalapora successful Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema territory connected Saturday (March 14, 2026). District Collector R. Mahesh Kumar stated that the Forest Department unit person conserved astir 50,000 Olive Ridley turtle eggs from 4 breeding grounds—Nela Revu, Vasala Tippa, S. Yanam, and Sacramento Island—during the ongoing nesting season. The eggs are being protected done the in-situ method, portion peculiar teams person been deployed astatine the rookeries to show some the eggs and hatchlings astatine the breeding and nesting sites.
Published - March 14, 2026 07:19 p.m. IST
