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Olive Ridleys begin their annual sojourn on Odisha’s beaches

It’s the Olive Ridley nesting season all along the coast of Odisha. The endangered turtles come in their thousands to lay eggs on the state’s beaches at this time of the year.  As the sun rises on the eastern horizon at Ganjam's Rushikulya beach in Podampetta, Odisha, this turtle contemplates a suitable to lay its eggs. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)
As dusk descends on India’s east coast, the endangered Olive Ridley turtles merge from the sea and arrive at Rushikulya beach in Podampetta in Ganjam district, Odisha to lay their eggs. It’s an annual spectacle that attracts hundreds of conservation lovers to Odsha’s beaches. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)
As dusk descends on India’s east coast, the endangered Olive Ridley turtles merge from the sea and arrive at Rushikulya beach in Podampetta in Ganjam district, Odisha to lay their eggs. It’s an annual spectacle that attracts hundreds of conservation lovers to Odsha’s beaches. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)
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The beach at Rushikulya beach at Podampetta in Ganjam district of Odisha comes alive in the twilight of the evening as the Olive Ridleys begin their annual nesting. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)
The beach at Rushikulya beach at Podampetta in Ganjam district of Odisha comes alive in the twilight of the evening as the Olive Ridleys begin their annual nesting. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)
An endangered Olive Ridley turtle digs in to the sand to prepare to lay eggs on Rushikulya beach in Podampetta, in Ganjam district of Odisha. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)
An endangered Olive Ridley turtle digs in to the sand to prepare to lay eggs on Rushikulya beach in Podampetta, in Ganjam district of Odisha. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)
An Olive Ridley turtle lays eggs in its nest on Rushikulya beach in Podampetta in Ganjam district, Odisha. The Olive Ridleys are an endangered species which nests on beaches on India’s eastern coast, particularly in Odisha. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)
An Olive Ridley turtle lays eggs in its nest on Rushikulya beach in Podampetta in Ganjam district, Odisha. The Olive Ridleys are an endangered species which nests on beaches on India’s eastern coast, particularly in Odisha. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)
Children watch curiously as a Olive Ridley turtle lays eggs on the Rushikulya beach in Podampetta in Ganjam district of Odisha. Hundreds of thousands of Olive Ridleys, an endangered species, nest on the beaches along Odisha sea coast every year. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)
Children watch curiously as a Olive Ridley turtle lays eggs on the Rushikulya beach in Podampetta in Ganjam district of Odisha. Hundreds of thousands of Olive Ridleys, an endangered species, nest on the beaches along Odisha sea coast every year. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)
A crow steals an egg from an Olive Ridley turtle’s nest on Rushikulya beach in Podampetta in Ganjam district of Odisha. The Olive Ridley’s, an endangered species, nest on beaches along Odisha’s eastern coast every year. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)
A crow steals an egg from an Olive Ridley turtle’s nest on Rushikulya beach in Podampetta in Ganjam district of Odisha. The Olive Ridley’s, an endangered species, nest on beaches along Odisha’s eastern coast every year. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)
Olive Ridley turtles return to the sea after laying eggs on the Rushikulya beach in Podampetta in Ganjam district of Odisha. The endangered species nests on Odisha’s beaches every year. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)
Olive Ridley turtles return to the sea after laying eggs on the Rushikulya beach in Podampetta in Ganjam district of Odisha. The endangered species nests on Odisha’s beaches every year. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)
The sea welcomes back an Olive Ridley turtle as it returns to the sea after laying eggs on the Rushikulya beach in Podampetta in Ganjam district of Odisha. Thousands of eggs are tucked into the sand on the beach, where they are vulnerable to birds and humans, which makes the Olive Ridleys an endangered species.
The sea welcomes back an Olive Ridley turtle as it returns to the sea after laying eggs on the Rushikulya beach in Podampetta in Ganjam district of Odisha. Thousands of eggs are tucked into the sand on the beach, where they are vulnerable to birds and humans, which makes the Olive Ridleys an endangered species.

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