Rushikulya rookery, India
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Rushikulya rookery in India is one of the world’s most important mass nesting sites for olive ridley sea turtles, hosting large arribadas along its coastline.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal ecosystem
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olive ridley nesting beach ⓘ sea turtle rookery ⓘ |
| biogeographicRegion | eastern coast of India ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Devi River rookery
NERFINISHED
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Gahirmatha rookery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationManagedBy | Odisha Forest Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | important marine turtle habitat ⓘ |
| conservationSupportedBy |
local fishing communities
ⓘ
non-governmental organizations ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| governedBy | state of Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBeachType | sandy beach ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical coastal climate ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole | major nesting ground in northern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| hasHumanActivity | small-scale artisanal fishing nearby ⓘ |
| hasManagementConcern | balancing turtle conservation with local livelihoods ⓘ |
| hasMonitoringActivity |
hatchling emergence studies
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nest counts ⓘ tagging of nesting females ⓘ |
| hasNestingSeason | roughly December to April ⓘ |
| hasReproductiveEventType | synchronous mass nesting (arribada) ⓘ |
| hasSubstrate | fine to medium-grained sand ⓘ |
| importantFor | global conservation of olive ridley sea turtles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large arribadas
ⓘ
mass nesting of olive ridley sea turtles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ganjam district
NERFINISHED
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Rushikulya River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOfWorldsLargest | olive ridley mass nesting sites ⓘ |
| partOf | olive ridley sea turtle Eastern Indian Ocean population range ⓘ |
| peakArribadaPeriod | around February to March ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | marine turtle biologists as key rookery ⓘ |
| supportsLifeStage |
eggs and hatchlings of olive ridley sea turtles
ⓘ
nesting females ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
Lepidochelys olivacea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
olive ridley sea turtle ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
fishing-related mortality ⓘ light pollution ⓘ marine pollution ⓘ |
| usedFor |
long-term sea turtle conservation programs
ⓘ
scientific monitoring of sea turtle populations ⓘ |
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