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Maharashtra: Ratnagiri se Kanyakumari in just four months
Updated On: 18 June, 2023 07:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Olive Ridley turtle travelled 1,200 km since it was satellite-tagged; experts say movement will throw insights on its migratory patterns
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The turtle was satellite-tagged on Guhagar beach in February
One of the Olive Ridley turtles, Bageshri, that was satellite-tagged has travelled from Ratnagiri and reached the southern limit of Arabian Sea, and is now 100 km south of Kanyakumari, Virendra Tiwari, director, Wildlife Institute of India, confirmed. The development, he said, will give interesting insights on the path that the turtle has travelled. Tiwari also told mid-day that till date Bageshri has travelled 1,200 km straight line distance from Guhagar, where it was tagged and released.
On the night of February 21, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) team, Mangrove Foundation, and the Maharashtra Forest Department’s Ratnagiri Division patrolled the Guhagar beach, and two female Olive Ridley turtles that had come to nest on the beach, were restrained after they had nested. On February 23, the turtles were returned to the sea in the morning after the WII team had fitted them with satellite transmitters. The female turtles were named Bageshri and Guha.
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