As many as 20 Olive Ridley turtles, which were tagged more than a decade back, have recently returned to Gahiramatha beach here for laying eggs.
This reappearance of the turtles substantiates the fact that female Olive Ridleys return to the same beach, where they were born decades back, annually for laying eggs. Around 4.60 lakh turtles have already laid eggs on the beach of Gahiramatha Marine Sanctuary. The mass nesting of turtles began on February 27.