Satellite telemetry of olive ridley sea turtles on the east coast of India

About the project Project Collaborators What is satellite telemetry ?   Map of movements Latest on the tagged turtles More on sea turtles		Collaborating Agencies Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India Forest Department, Government of Orissa. India United Nations Development Program, New Delhi, India.  Conservation and Research Center, Smithsonian Institution, USA US Fish and Wildlife Service, USA. Operation Kachhapa, Bhubaneshwar, India.

Though sea turtles have been the focus of conservation attention and scientific research for decades, much about these ancient animals is still unknown to us. Foremost amongst these questions is where do the olive ridley  turtles migrate after they have nested in large numbers on the coast of Orissa ? Sea turtles often migrate thousands of kilometres across international waters. Satellite telemetry is now being used to track olive ridley turtles which nest on the coast of Orissa to study their long range migrations and foraging areas.

Recent Articles:

Solving the ridley riddle - By Kartik Shanker. Sanctuary Asia magazine, August, 2001
 
 

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