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Heidi, who only has three flippers, was saved from a ghost net in the Maldives and is now settling in at the National Marine Aquarium. Rescued turtle who would not have survived in the wild ...
Notable research, documentation, conservation, and awareness campaigns of the society have involved Olive-Ridley Sea Turtles, intertidal rocky shore fauna and flora of the Visakhapatnam coast, and butterflies of the Eastern Ghats. The society's flagship project is the development and maintenance of the Biodiversity Park in Visakhapatnam.
The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world.
The origin of "ridley" is a subject of speculation. Prior to being known as ridleys, French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède referred to the Lepidochelys species as "bastard turtles." Renowned sea turtle conservationist Archie Carr claimed that "ridley" was a common Floridan term, quite possibly, a dialectal corruption of "riddle." [1]
In 2011, when government partners in U.S. and Mexico released a second revision of their binational recovery plan for the Kemp’s ridley, the species was on track for a full recovery by 2024.
The world's largest population of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) breeds on Masirah Island and other turtles that come to these coasts include the olive ridley (Lepydochelys olivacea), green turtle (Chelonia mydas) and the endangered hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). The area is extremely rich in bird life.
Abdul Kalam Island is located close to the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, the world's largest rookery of the endangered olive ridley sea turtle. Abdul Kalam Island's sandy beaches are a favoured nesting location for the turtles.
The islands host the world's largest breeding colony of crested terns and a large population of the vulnerable olive ridley turtle; [74] a sea turtle conservation program commenced on the islands in 2007. [74] The seas and estuaries around the islands are home to several species of shark and saltwater crocodiles.