The Olive Ridleys (Lepidochelysolivacea)rescue plan is being conducted by the India’s Coast Guards, at the Odisha Coast under the Operation Olivia.
Context
The Olive Ridleys (Lepidochelysolivacea)rescue plan is being conducted by the India’s Coast Guards, at the Odisha Coast under the Operation Olivia.
About the Operation Olivia
- The operation helps to protect Olive Ridley turtles as they congregate along the Odisha coast for breeding and nesting from November to December.
- It was initiated in the early 1980s.
- It is supported through the enactment of the Orissa Marine Fisheries Act.
Olive Ridley Turtles
- The Olive Ridley turtles are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world.
- They inhabit the warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.
- These turtles are best known for their unique mass nesting called Arribada, where thousands of females come together on the same beach to lay eggs.
- It is listed as vulnerable under the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red list.
- Conservation Status:
- It is protected under the Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
- It is also listed in the Appendix I of the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
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