In reference to the mass nesting as olive ridley sea turtle at mouth of river Rushikulya in Ganjam district of Odisha, which of the following statements is/are true?
1. Oliver ridley turtles are generally found in cold and temperate water.
2. They are known as pacific Ridley sea turtle.
3. They are listed as vulnerable species in IUCN red data list.
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In reference to the mass nesting as olive ridley sea turtle at mouth of river Rushikulya in Ganjam district of Odisha, which of the following statements is/are true?
1. Oliver ridley turtles are generally found in cold and temperate water.
2. They are known as pacific Ridley sea turtle.
3. They are listed as vulnerable species in IUCN red data list.
Codes:
The correct option is C 2 & 3 only
Olive Ridleys are probably the most abundant sea turtle species globally. In one of nature's greatest spectacles, Olive Ridleys come ashore simultaneously by the hundreds and thousands to nest .They are also known as PACIFIC RIDLEY SEA TURTLE.
Olive Ridley sea turtles come to Odisha coasts for nesting in large numbers. Hence the activity is termed 'mass nesting' or 'arribada'. Worldwide attention is focused on the conservation of Olive Ridley Sea Turtle in Odisha because about 50% of the total world population of Olive Ridleys, and 90% of the Indian population of sea turtles has been coming every year.
Type: Reptile, Status: VulnerableDistribution: Nesting sites all over the world, on tropical and subtropical beaches generally found in warm and tropical waters, primarily in pacific and Indian oceans.
Threats: Beach erosion, non-human predation, exploitation for meat and eggs, plantations & Mechanised fishing Boats.
2 & 3 only
Olive Ridleys are probably the most abundant sea turtle species globally. In one of nature's greatest spectacles, Olive Ridleys come ashore simultaneously by the hundreds and thousands to nest .They are also known as PACIFIC RIDLEY SEA TURTLE.
Olive Ridley sea turtles come to Odisha coasts for nesting in large numbers. Hence the activity is termed 'mass nesting' or 'arribada'. Worldwide attention is focused on the conservation of Olive Ridley Sea Turtle in Odisha because about 50% of the total world population of Olive Ridleys, and 90% of the Indian population of sea turtles has been coming every year.
Type: Reptile, Status: VulnerableDistribution: Nesting sites all over the world, on tropical and subtropical beaches generally found in warm and tropical waters, primarily in pacific and Indian oceans.
Threats: Beach erosion, non-human predation, exploitation for meat and eggs, plantations & Mechanised fishing Boats.
