Turtle helps save its namesake species
June 6th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Turtle Ltd, a leading menswear company that has been involved in conserving turtles, especially endangered Olive Ridley on the Odisha coast, is now mulling to expand ... Read more...
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Bhitarkanika bans tourist entry as crocodiles breed
May 15th, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 15 (IANS) A two-and-half-month ban on the entry of tourists and visitors to the Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha began Tuesday as the crocodile breeding season was underway, ... Read more...
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Awareness campaign on marine biodiversity in Kerala May 22
May 8th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (IANS) The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) will organise an awareness campaign on marine life in the nine coastal districts of the state May 22, on the ... Read more...
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20 Vietnamese held by Philippines for poaching
April 13th, 2012 - 6:16 am ICT by IANS
Manila, April 13 (IANS) At least 20 Vietnamese fishermen have been nabbed by the Philippine Navy for poaching sea turtles.A navy patrol ship Thursday apprehended the Vietnamese fishermen off Balabac ... Read more...
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over 10,000 migratory birds reach Orissa national park
October 27th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 27 (IANS) At least 10,000 migratory birds from places as far as Siberia and Iraq have arrived in the Bhitarkanika National Park in Orissa's Kendrapara district, an official ... Read more...
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Goa to illuminate beaches but spare turtle habitats
June 21st, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 21 (IANS) The Goa government is all set to artificially illuminate major beaches in Goa, after an assurance that the nesting sites of the protected Olive Ridley turtles ... Read more...
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How young migrating turtles find their way back home
February 25th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Researchers from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have finally solved the mystery of how young loggerhead sea turtles find their way back home after a transoceanic ... Read more...
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Study On Deep Sea Turtles Show Interesting Results
January 20th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A group of scientists performed a study on 25 leatherback turtles for a period of 5 years and the female turtle named Darwinia has ... Read more...
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1,654 crocodiles in Orissa park
January 16th, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 16 (IANS) The estuarine crocodile population in Orissa's Bhitarkanika National Park has gone up to 1,654 from last year's 1,610, officials said Sunday.Disclosing the results of the annual estuarine or ... Read more...
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Birds sighted at Orissa sanctuary drop to only 45,610
December 27th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 27 (IANS) Only 45,610 residential and migratory birds were spotted in Orissa's Bhitarkanika National Park this year, a sharp drop from the last two years, an official said Monday.According to ... Read more...
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New technology could turn ocean into giant power plant
December 2nd, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): Experts at Florida Institute of Technology's College of Engineering are testing a new technology to convert the energy produced by waves into electricity, which could the ocean into ... Read more...
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Turtle, Dugongs ‘at risk due to climate change’
October 9th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): Scientists have revealed that the northern Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and Torres Strait region, is under immense pressure due to climate change from human actions such as fishing, ... Read more...
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Emirati island aims to be among new wonders of nature
September 23rd, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 23 (IANS/WAM) Bu Tinah island in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is aiming to be among the world's new seven wonders of nature.
Bu Tinah, located around 130 km from ... Read more...
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Rescued sea turtles from oil spill released back into Gulf after rehabilitatation
August 19th, 2010 - 1:17 am ICT by BNO News
Cedar Key, Florida (BNO NEWS) -- Rescued and rehabilitated sea turtles from the effects of the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill on Wednesday were released back into the Gulf of Mexico near Cedar ... Read more...
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Sea turtle hatchlings rescued from oil spill released into the Atlantic Ocean
August 3rd, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by BNO News
MERRIT ISLAND, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) – More than 45 sea turtle hatchlings rescued from the BP oil spill disaster were relocated and released into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday night, the Deepwater ... Read more...
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Over 30 turtles found dead in Guatemala
July 22nd, 2010 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, July 22 (IANS/EFE) Over 30 dead sea turtles have been found mutilated and with signs of suffocation on Guatemala's southern coast, authorities said.
The turtles were found on the beaches of ... Read more...
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Ambitious project to lift a generation of sea turtles out of oil spill’s way
July 6th, 2010 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 6 (ANI): In another ten days time eggs from nearly 800 sea-turtle nests in Alabama and the Florida 'panhandle' will be lifted out of the oil spill's way.The plan's objective ... Read more...
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Wildlife institute to monitor Olive Ridley Turtles in Orissa
June 9th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Alarmed by the dwindling population of Olive Ridley Turtles in Orissa, the Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute of India has set up a temporary study camp at Ganjam district ... Read more...
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The Cleaning Of The BP Oil Spill To Cost Virtually $5 Billion
May 4th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 4, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Deteriorating circumstances at the location of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may hasten the flow of BP oil into prolific fishing ... Read more...
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More than 20 dead gulf sea turtles washed ashore
May 4th, 2010 - 12:27 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Gulfport, May 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) More than 20 Dead Sea turtles were found washed ashore. They were found dead along a 30-mile stretch of the Mississippi beaches, which ranged from Biloxi to ... Read more...
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Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill Grows
May 3rd, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Louisiana, May 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Apr 20 explosion, according to estimation, is leaking around 200,000 gallons of oil per day into the sea in the Gulf of Mexico and ... Read more...
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Endangered sea turtles begin nesting on Abu Dhabi beach
April 25th, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 25 (IANS/WAM) The Hawksbill turtles, a critically endangered species, have begun assembling in the coastal area of Abu Dhabi for nesting.
A group of sea turtles have begun nesting on ... Read more...
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Bundchen’s sandal collection inspired by marine life!
April 20th, 2010 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
London, April 19 (IANS) Supermodel Gisele Bundchen has revealed her sandal collection is inspired by marine life.
The supermodel who endorses the footwear made by Ipanema is donating profits from her new range ... Read more...
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Greenpeace opposes ports near turtle nesting sites
April 15th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 15 (IANS) Greenpeace Thursday opposed the establishment of new ports or expansion of existing ones near turtle nesting sites in Orissa saying that it will affect the fishing industry and ... Read more...
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Oil leakage off Orissa beach cleared
April 14th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 14 (IANS) About 90 per cent of the oil that leaked from an Indian ship two km off the Gopalpur port in Orissa Monday and was scattered on the ... Read more...
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Fish dead, now oil leak threatens Orissa turtles (Second Lead)
April 13th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 13 (IANS) Hundreds of fish have died and thousands of endangered sea turtles and their eggs face a threat due to an oil leak from an Indian ship two km ... Read more...
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Oil leak from ship threatens endangered turtles (Lead)
April 13th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 13 (IANS) Thousands of endangered sea turtles and their eggs face a threat from a fuel oil leak from an Indian ship nearly two km off Orissa's coast near Gopalpur ... Read more...
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Ship leaks oil after being hit by barge
April 13th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 13 (IANS) An Indian ship leaked about seven to eight tonnes of fuel oil after it was hit by a barge nearly two km off Orissa's coast near Gopalpur port ... Read more...
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Commercial fishing killed millions of sea turtles
April 7th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 7 (IANS) The number of sea turtles inadvertently snared by commercial fishing gear over the past 20 years may run into millions, according to a latest finding.
It is first peer-reviewed ... Read more...
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Olive Ridley turtles begin nesting at second Orissa beach
March 15th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 15 (IANS) Thousands of Olive Ridley turtles crawled ashore from the Bay of Bengal Monday, after a month's delay, at the Rushikulya beach in Orissa's Ganjam district to lay their ... Read more...
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Loggerhead Turtles May Be Put In Endangered Category
March 12th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Mar 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The loggerheads turtles may be put in endangered species list if a federal government recommendation is made effective, certain sources have reported. The recommendation was made ... Read more...
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US cold wave sprinkles rare snow on Florida
January 10th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 10 (DPA) The frigid air mass holding much of North America hostage put Florida in a deep freeze early Sunday after sprinkling a rare phenomenon on the sunshine state of ... Read more...
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Orissa villagers refuse to release rare turtle
November 10th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 10 (IANS) Residents of a village in Orissa are refusing to release a rare turtle which they have trapped because they believe it as an incarnation of god, official said ... Read more...
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Villagers worship rare turtle in Orissa
November 7th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (IANS) Hundreds of villagers in Orissa's Kendrapada district have been worshipping a rare turtle since Thursday as it has eyes similar to that of a Hindu deity, a forest ... Read more...
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176 tonnes of fuel oil retrieved from sunken ship
October 26th, 2009 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 26 (IANS) A US firm engaged to pump out fuel oil from a Mongolian ship that sank last month off Paradip harbour in Orissa retrieved at least 176 tonnes of ... Read more...
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