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28 February 2018

Olive Ridley turtles look at the Rushikulya river mouth beach on Bay of Bengal Sea’s eastern coast as they nest their eggs in mass nesting season 140 km away from the eastern Indian state Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar on 28 February, 2018. Olive Ridley turtles ashore to the beach and digging sands to make their nest to laying eggs and return back to the Sea in every year just before summer begins.

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#2522655

28 February 2018

Olive Ridley turtles look at the Rushikulya river mouth beach on Bay of Bengal Sea’s eastern coast as they nest their eggs in mass nesting season 140 km away from the eastern Indian state Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar on 28 February, 2018. Olive Ridley turtles ashore to the beach and digging sands to make their nest to laying eggs and return back to the Sea in every year just before summer begins.

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#2405464

5 January 2018

A pair of Olive Ridley turtles matte inside the Bay of Bengal Sea just off coast of the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district, 14o km away from the eastern Indian state Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar, on 5 January 2018. Olive Ridley turtles congregated in the Bay of Bengal Sea's eastern Indian coast for their annual nesting.

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#2405467

5 January 2018

A pair of Olive Ridley turtles matte inside the Bay of Bengal Sea just off coast of the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district, 14o km away from the eastern Indian state Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar, on 5 January 2018. Olive Ridley turtles congregated in the Bay of Bengal Sea's eastern Indian coast for their annual nesting.

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#2405468

5 January 2018

A pair of Olive Ridley turtles matte inside the Bay of Bengal Sea just off coast of the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district, 14o km away from the eastern Indian state Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar, on 5 January 2018. Olive Ridley turtles congregated in the Bay of Bengal Sea's eastern Indian coast for their annual nesting.

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#2405469

5 January 2018

A pair of Olive Ridley turtles matte inside the Bay of Bengal Sea just off coast of the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district, 14o km away from the eastern Indian state Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar, on 5 January 2018. Olive Ridley turtles congregated in the Bay of Bengal Sea's eastern Indian coast for their annual nesting.

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#1225468

22 May 2016

International sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik make a sand sculpture about Olive Ridley Turtles at the Bay of Bengal Sea eastern coast beach at Puri on the eve of International Turtles Day, on May 22, 2016. Olive Ridley turtles miss this year Bay of Bengals eastern coast beach for their annual nesting this year.

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#1225473

22 May 2016

International sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik make a sand sculpture about Olive Ridley Turtles at the Bay of Bengal Sea eastern coast beach at Puri on the eve of International Turtles Day, on May 22, 2016. Olive Ridley turtles miss this year Bay of Bengals eastern coast beach for their annual nesting this year.

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#899121

10 November 2015

Member of the Ostional Integral Development Association (OIDA) package Olive Ridley sea turtle eggs for to be shipped and sold on Ostional beach, 183 miles north-west of the capital of San Jose, Costa Rica, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Over a quarter of a million Olive Ridley sea turtles had lumbered ashore by Monday morning to nest at Ostional beach on Costa Rica's north Pacific coast. It was the thirteenth mass nesting this year and Saturday's number of arrivals was probably the largest for a single day in recent years, according to marine biologist Mauricio Mendez. The Ostional Wildlife Refuge is one of the two most important breeding sites in the world for the endangered species. Ostional is the only beach in the world where harvesting and selling sea turtle eggs is legal. Starting in 1987, authorities have allowed members the community of Ostional to collect eggs during the first three nights of the arribadas. In return, the villagers protect the turtles by keeping the beaches clear of debris, and running day and night patrols against poachers, until the baby turtles hatch approximately 60 days later.

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#899127

10 November 2015

Members of the Ostional Integral Development Association (OIDA) carry bags of Olive Ridley sea turtle eggs that they washed in the ocean on Ostional beach, 183 miles north-west of the capital of San Jose, Costa Rica, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Over a quarter of a million Olive Ridley sea turtles had lumbered ashore by Monday morning to nest at Ostional beach on Costa Rica's north Pacific coast. It was the thirteenth mass nesting this year and Saturday's number of arrivals was probably the largest for a single day in recent years, according to marine biologist Mauricio Mendez. The Ostional Wildlife Refuge is one of the two most important breeding sites in the world for the endangered species. Ostional is the only beach in the world where harvesting and selling sea turtle eggs is legal. Starting in 1987, authorities have allowed members the community of Ostional to collect eggs during the first three nights of the arribadas. In return, the villagers protect the turtles by keeping the beaches clear of debris, and running day and night patrols against poachers, until the baby turtles hatch approximately 60 days later.

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#899122

10 November 2015

In this photo taken Nov. 8, a member of the Ostional Integral Development Association (OIDA) prepares to eat a raw Olive Ridley sea turtle egg on Ostional beach, 183 miles north-west of the capital of San Jose, Costa Rica, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Over a quarter of a million Olive Ridley sea turtles had lumbered ashore by Monday morning to nest at Ostional beach on Costa Rica's north Pacific coast. It was the thirteenth mass nesting this year and Saturday's number of arrivals was probably the largest for a single day in recent years, according to marine biologist Mauricio Mendez. The Ostional Wildlife Refuge is one of the two most important breeding sites in the world for the endangered species. Ostional is the only beach in the world where harvesting and selling sea turtle eggs is legal. Starting in 1987, authorities have allowed members the community of Ostional to collect eggs during the first three nights of the arribadas. In return, the villagers protect the turtles by keeping the beaches clear of debris, and running day and night patrols against poachers, until the baby turtles hatch approximately 60 days later.

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#899124

10 November 2015

A volunteer of the Ostional Integral Development Association (OIDA) holds three recently hatched Olive Ridley sea turtles that she will help to the ocean on Ostional beach, 183 miles north-west of the capital of San Jose, Costa Rica, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Over a quarter of a million Olive Ridley sea turtles had lumbered ashore by Monday morning to nest at Ostional beach on Costa Rica's north Pacific coast. It was the thirteenth mass nesting this year and Saturday's number of arrivals was probably the largest for a single day in recent years, according to marine biologist Mauricio Mendez. The Ostional Wildlife Refuge is one of the two most important breeding sites in the world for the endangered species. Ostional is the only beach in the world where harvesting and selling sea turtle eggs is legal. Starting in 1987, authorities have allowed members the community of Ostional to collect eggs during the first three nights of the arribadas. In return, the villagers protect the turtles by keeping the beaches clear of debris, and running day and night patrols against poachers, until the baby turtles hatch approximately 60 days later.

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#899125

10 November 2015

In this photo taken Nov. 7, Olive Ridley sea turtles arrive to lay teir eggs in nests on Ostional beach, 183 miles north-west of the capital of San Jose, Costa Rica, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Over a quarter of a million Olive Ridley sea turtles had lumbered ashore by Monday morning to nest at Ostional beach on Costa Rica's north Pacific coast. It was the thirteenth mass nesting this year and Saturday's number of arrivals was probably the largest for a single day in recent years, according to marine biologist Mauricio Mendez. The Ostional Wildlife Refuge is one of the two most important breeding sites in the world for the endangered species. Ostional is the only beach in the world where harvesting and selling sea turtle eggs is legal. Starting in 1987, authorities have allowed members the community of Ostional to collect eggs during the first three nights of the arribadas. In return, the villagers protect the turtles by keeping the beaches clear of debris, and running day and night patrols against poachers, until the baby turtles hatch approximately 60 later.

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#899130

10 November 2015

In this photon taken Nov. 7, hundres of thousands of Olive Ridley sea turtle eggs wait to be shipped and sold by the Ostional Integral Development Association (OIDA) on Ostional beach, 183 miles north-west of the capital of San Jose, Costa Rica, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Over a quarter of a million Olive Ridley sea turtles had lumbered ashore by Monday morning to nest at Ostional beach on Costa Rica's north Pacific coast. It was the thirteenth mass nesting this year and Saturday's number of arrivals was probably the largest for a single day in recent years, according to marine biologist Mauricio Mendez. The Ostional Wildlife Refuge is one of the two most important breeding sites in the world for the endangered species. Ostional is the only beach in the world where harvesting and selling sea turtle eggs is legal. Starting in 1987, authorities have allowed members the community of Ostional to collect eggs during the first three nights of the arribadas. In return, the villagers protect the turtles by keeping the beaches clear of debris, and running day and night patrols against poachers, until the baby turtles hatch approximately 60 days later.

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