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600 dead Olive Ridleys wash ashore in two days in Odisha

February 4, 2019 Turtles 1,435 Views

Carcasses of around 600 Olive Ridley turtles and two dolphins washed ashore have been recovered by forest officials in the last two days.  It is suspected that the turtles were killed after being hit by fishing trawlers or entangled in nets in the sea. 

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