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Detailed explanation-1: -“Odisha is home to 50 per cent of the total world’s population of Olive Ridleys and about 90 per cent of Indian population of sea turtles.

Detailed explanation-2: -OLIVE RIDLEY-INTRODUCTION The Olive Ridely Turtles come to the beaches of Odisha coast annually between November and December and stay on until April and May for nesting.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lakhs of endangered Olive Ridley turtles flocked the Rushikulya river mouth for their annual mass nesting in Odisha’s Ganjam district. These endangered species flock the place every year from the third week of February to the first week of March for nesting.

Detailed explanation-4: -The olive ridley is found in the tropical regions of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. In the Pacific, it prefers beaches of Mexico south to Colombia. In the Indian Ocean, its greatest abundance is in eastern India and Sri Lanka.

Detailed explanation-5: -Located within the close vicinity of the Bhitarkanika National Park is Odisha’s only Turtle Sanctuary. A part of the Gahirmatha Beach, the Turtle Sanctuary is the place where one can spot Olive Ridley Turtles.