Olive Ridley turtles in the Bay of Bengal are previously thought to migrate southward from
their nesting ground, along the east coast of India (Orissa coast), towards Sri Lanka …

The movement of sea turtle Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) during their post‐nesting
period is studied with reference to oceanic eddies delineated from satellite‐derived maps of …

The routes of five satellite-tracked loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta), subjected to an
experimental translocation away from their usual migratory routes, have been analysed in …

The migratory movements of 14 olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) in the Bay of
Bengal were studied using satellite telemetry during 2009–2010. Tracking data show that …

• An increase in mortality was documented from a few thousands in the early 1990s to more
than 10,000 per year by the mid 1990s (Pandav, 2000). A review of data suggested that this …

Leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea spend most of their life in oceanic environments,
whose physical and biological characteristics are primarily forged by sea current circulation …

Methods The study was conducted along the coast of Orissa, 1 principally at the mass-
nesting beaches of Gahirmatha, Devi river mouth and Rushikulya, and at Chinchiri and …

While the long-distance movements of pelagic vertebrates are becoming known thanks to
satellite telemetry, the factors determining their courses have hardly been investigated. We …

Olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) turtles are found in the waters off the coast of Orissa,
along the Bay of Bengal, between October and May. Dash and Kar (1990), based on …

The ability of captive-reared turtles to survive in the wild is not precisely known, nor are
movements of immature turtles in the open ocean. To provide information on these issues, a …