Olive Ridley sea turtles

Photos & videos

Nests, hatchlings, the people who protect them and the Tonka coast from the air.

Photos & videos

Videos

Aerial view of Tonka Beach, Honavar (video: Gopi Jolly)
Kannada video log by Mr and Mrs Kamat
96 hatchlings released on Holi, 7 March 2023
Land turtle vs sea turtle

Photos

Eggs in a nest at Tonka
Eggs in a nest at Tonka
A hatchling heads for the sea
A hatchling heads for the sea
First nest of the 2022–23 season
First nest of the 2022–23 season
Nest protected on 10 January 2023
Nest protected on 10 January 2023
Nest protected on 21 January 2023
Nest protected on 21 January 2023
The 35th nest, 8 March 2023
The 35th nest, 8 March 2023
Worshipping the first hatchlings
Worshipping the first hatchlings
Releasing hatchlings
Releasing hatchlings
Holi release, 7 March 2023
Holi release, 7 March 2023
The Tonka community
The Tonka community
The Tonka spit and estuary from the air
The Tonka spit and estuary from the air
A nest beside the new road
A nest beside the new road

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