India, Jan. 15 -- The state held its first Olive Ridley turtle festival to give way to eco-tourism and in turn conserve turtles
Odisha's Puri beach witnessed its first turtle festival on January 13, 2019, where tourists, researchers and environmentalists gathered to promote eco-tourism, which in turn could help conserve Olive Ridley turtles.
While Odisha has half of the world's Olive Ridley turtle population, 90 per cent of India's turtle population lives in the state. Despite that no actions have been taken for their conservation. "Since Odisha is home to half of the world's Olive Ridley turtles, the government should develop some infrastructure near the turtle nesting sites at Devi and Rusikulya rivers, the two major nesting grounds," s...