Maharashtra: Turtle has a distance of 3600 km to lay eggs, world record - Oliver Ridley Turtle made a record by reaching Ratnagiri 3600 km from Gahirmatha

The Oliver Ridley Turtle made a record of 3600 km from the Gahirmatha Maritime Sanctuary in Odisha. The turtle was marked on March 18, 2021, on the Odisha coast on the vehicle island in the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary. Basudev Tripathi, senior scientist at Indian Zoological Survey, said this is the first time the turtle has traveled such a long distance to lay eggs from the Odisha coast. For the first time, a turtle covered a long distance of 3600 km to lay eggs (symbolic photo) Pti, Mumbai. The Oliver Ridley Turtle made a record of 3600 km from the Gahirmatha Maritime Sanctuary in Odisha. The turtle was marked on the vehicle on the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary on the Odisha coast on March 18, 2021. The turtle covered such a long distance to lay eggs from the Odisha coast. The turtle sat about 3600 km in the bay of Bengal before lying eggs on the Guhagar beach in Maharashtra. Basudev Tripathi, senior scientist at Indian Zoological Survey, said this is the first time the turtle has traveled such a long distance to lay eggs from the Odisha coast. The turtle lay 120 eggs on the Guhagar beach. The official said the turtle lay 120 eggs on the Guhagar beach. It was seen on January 27 this year when it returned to the sea. The turtle has ZSI name and 03233 number. Out of 120 eggs, 100 children came out released into the sea. He said it usually takes 50-60 days to get out of the eggs. Scientists were also shocked Mangrove Foundation Deputy Director Manj Manjerkar said that most importantly, it happened for the first time that Olive Ridley Turtle eggs laid on the eastern and western banks of India. It also proved the perception that egg turtles on the east coast do not go to the West Coast. There was no such scientific proof earlier. Every big news from your city, now on your phone. Download the most reliable companion of Local News Afjagran Local App.