{"id":147681,"date":"2024-12-19T19:45:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T14:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=147681"},"modified":"2024-12-20T12:52:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T07:22:01","slug":"carcasses-of-olive-ridley-turtles","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/carcasses-of-olive-ridley-turtles","title":{"rendered":"Olive Ridley Turtles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carcasses of Olive Ridley turtles, currently in their breeding season, are washing ashore along the Visakhapatnam coast.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.5971%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is a<\/span><b> marine wildlife sanctuary i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n the Indian state of Odisha, extending from the<\/span><b> Dhamra River mouth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the north to <\/span><b>Brahmani river mouth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the south.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Marine pollution, Poaching, Stray Dogs Destroying nests and accidental fishing gear entanglement.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Conservation Efforts:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Protected area status, patrolling and monitoring by authorities.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+CSE+Books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check Out UPSC CSE Books From PW Store<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Olive Ridley Turtles<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olive Ridley turtles are the<\/span><b> smallest and most abundant species of sea turtles <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They derive their name from the<\/span><b> olive-green coloration of their carapace<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (shell).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their mass nesting behavior, known as <\/span><b>&#8220;Arribada,&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> involves thousands of females coming together on the same beach to lay eggs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olive Ridley turtles are mainly found in th<\/span><b>e warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Olive ridleys are omnivorous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mostly eating<\/span><b> jellyfish, snails, crabs, and shrimp<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but they will <\/span><b>occasionally eat algae and seaweed as well.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-147745 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2024-12-20t121251647-67651ab549834.webp\" alt=\"Olive Ridley Turtles\" width=\"499\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2024-12-20t121251647-67651ab549834.webp 1600w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2024-12-20t121251647-67651ab549834-300x166.webp 300w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2024-12-20t121251647-67651ab549834-1024x568.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2024-12-20t121251647-67651ab549834-768x426.webp 768w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2024-12-20t121251647-67651ab549834-1536x852.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2024-12-20t121251647-67651ab549834-1568x869.webp 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odisha\u2019s <\/span><b>Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is recognized as the<\/span><b> world&#8217;s largest rookery of sea turtles.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Conservation Status<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>IUCN Red List:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vulnerable<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listed under Schedule I<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>CITES: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Included in Appendix I<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Operation Olivia:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Operation Olivia was initiated in the <\/span><b>early 1980s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to protect Olive Ridley turtles.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Coast Guard conducts this operation annually from November to December, safeguarding Olive Ridley turtles as they congregate along the Odisha coast for breeding and nesting.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 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