A herd of Olive Ridley turtles has reached the Odisha coast for mass nesting, a video of which has gone viral on the internet. IFS officer Sushant Nanda shared the video on Twitter. Social media users are shocked to see this video of Olive Ridley turtles off the Odisha coast. A total of 2.45 lakh turtles have been captured along the seashore in Odisha. They reached Gahirmatha and Rushikulya at the same time. According to Nanda, this is an unusual phenomenon. It is written in the caption of the post that Odisha Gahirmatha and Rushikulya are witnessing a rare event of mass nesting together in Rookri. In Rushikulya also, mass nesting started from 4 am today. It started yesterday in Gahirmatha.
Sushant Nanda captioned the post as “Happy to share that one of the most spectacular natural phenomena-Aribada- has started on Gahirmatha Coast in Kendrapara district of Odisha. The annual mass nest of millions of female Olive Ridleys is breathtaking. The staff is ready to give them the best possible protection. Sushant Nanda also posted a video of the stunning location on Twitter. Nanda wrote in the caption, Wonders of nature. 2.45 lakh mothers occupy the beach in their annual migration. The staff provides Z++ security to foreign guests. Netizens were delighted to see the breathtaking view of sea turtle nests.
Wonders of nature…
The beach taken over by 2.45 lakh visiting mothers in their annual sojourn.
Staff extending Z++ protection to the foreign guests.
VC:JD Pati pic.twitter.com/ff0k1Mt39z— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) March 26, 2022
This video has got thousands of views, likes and comments. People have also written praise for the officials who are engaged in protecting these turtles. At the same time, some people have also asked questions related to these turtles, like how long and how they will live in this area. People find this wonderful. Many comments about this came on the video. People say that this is how nature can be saved.