1 - Mass hatching of Olive Ridley turtles along Odisha coast Mass hatching of Olive Ridley turtles began at Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery, a major nesting site of these marine turtles. The newly born Olive Ridley turtles along the Odisha coast, made their journey back to sea. Mother Olive Ridleys lay eggs in nests dug up in the beach sand. Each nest on average contains around 100 eggs. The eggs hatch in about 45 days. 3,23,063 mother Olive Ridley turtles nested this year at the major nesting 2 - 2019-20 census unveiled increase in Royal Bengal Tigers to 96 As per the 2019-20 census by the West Bengal’s forest department, the number of Royal Bengal Tigers in the Sunderbans has climbed to 96, up by eight from last year. The census was conducted between November, 2019 and January, 2020. Highlights Sundarbans has mangrove cover in 2,125 sq km in India. The whole tract of forest reaches about 100-130 km inland. Out of 96 tigers, 23 were identified as male and 43 as female, while the sex of 30
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