How is the Olive Ridley Turtle being conserved in India?

They show sexual dimorphism i.e. the male and female of this species can be identified separately by their external morphology. The male is larger, has a more prominent, longer and thicker tail which aids during mating. Males also have enlarged and hooked claws on the it’s front flippers which allows him to grasp the female during mating.

Like most sea turtles, these too come to land only for laying eggs. Mother digs up a cavity in sand with the help of their hind flippers and lays its eggs there and then covers them up again to secure the eggs from the predator and help in incubation.

Olive ridley turtles exhibit two different nesting behaviours, the most prevalent solitary nesting, but also the behaviour they are best known for, the synchronised mass nesting, termed ‘ arribadas.’ The coast of Orissa is one of the largest ‘arribadas’ nesting sites of Olive Ridley whereas solitary nesting occurs in Coromandel coast and Sri Lanka.

After around 45–65 days, the eggs begin to hatch and dark grey coloured hatchlings can be seen in swarms crawling in the beach, making their first trek towards the vast ocean.

Written by: Samarth Jain

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