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The Independent UK
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Hundreds of dead sea turtles wash ashore on India’s coast

An Olive Ridley turtle - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

More than 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India's east coast in an event not witnessed in over two decades.

Olive Ridley turtles travel thousands of miles for ideal nesting conditions on India’s coast, near the city of Chennai, but the species has been threatened for years by fishing nets as well as a reduction in the number of available nesting beaches.

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