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EXCLUSIVE: In a first, satellite-tagged Olive Ridley turtle released off Dahanu coast in Maharashtra

The Dahanu forest division and the Mangrove Cell of the Maharashtra Forest Department, along with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), attached the satellite transmitter to a female Olive Ridley turtle in Palghar district of Maharashtra

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Satellite tag on an Olive Ridley turtle. Pic/Mangrove Cell and Maharashtra Forest Department

Satellite tag on an Olive Ridley turtle. Pic/Mangrove Cell and Maharashtra Forest Department

In a first for the Dahanu coast, the Mangrove Cell has fitted a satellite tag on an Olive Ridley turtle to track its journey from the shoreline.

The project aims to gather important data on the species’ migration routes, foraging grounds, and population patterns along India’s western coast.

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