Community-led efforts and forest department protection help release 1.71 lakh hatchlings in 2024-25, while the 2025-26 nesting season records 1182 nests so far across Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg

Satellite-tagged Olive Ridley turtle Dhaval Lakshmi, rescued off the Maharashtra coast, has travelled nearly 1,800 km across the Arabian Sea and is now moving near Oman’s coast. Scientists are closely tracking the turtle, whose unusual westward migration is offering new insights into Olive Ridley movement patterns