Being polygamous, male sea turtles can mate with a maximum of two to three female turtles for which falling numbers of male turtles will be a disaster for the turtle population, he said.

These turtles have an estimated lifespan of over 70 years, with an estimated reproductive life of around 30 years. Female turtles average around three clutches of 75-200 eggs during the season.

The island has been a green turtle nesting place for over 1,000 years. These turtles have an estimated lifespan of over 70 years, with an estimated reproductive life of around 30 years. Female turtles ...

Rise in temperature has impacted sex ratio of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles with a higher number of female turtles being found at Rushikulya River mouth in Odisha’ Ganjam district ...

University of Manchester scientists have discovered significant concentrations of microplastics in the male reproductive system of sea turtles. The scientists also found slightly less, but still ...

The female turtles, tagged on March 12 during their ... since 2017 when the country became Asia's first to completely ban bottom trawling and destructive trawler nets. The satellite tracking ...

Red-bellied cooters are as unusual as their name – and endangered, which is why scientists set about supercharging them, creating aquarium-raised animals that grow the equivalent of three years in ...

According to forest department officials, there are six nesting beaches in Sindhudurg, four in Raigad, and 13 in Ratnagiri ...

A new study, Monitoring Sea Turtles in India 2008-2024, has found a distinct female bias among hatchling turtles at the Rushikulya nesting site in Odisha's Ganjam district. The research was ...

However, there are possibilities in this case that the turtles are mixing up from both migration of east and west coasts and travelling to the other coast as well. Meanwhile, this can also be an ...