With conservation activists letting 25 hatchlings from the various nests at Kodi beach in Kundapur, Udupi district, into the Arabian Sea, the Olive Ridley hatchling season of 2025 ended on May 20.
Since the Olive Ridley hatching season began in November-end 2022, more than 1,000 hatchlings have reached the Arabian Sea from 25 nests around Kundapur, 23 in Kodi beach, and one each at Trasi, about 10 km north of Kodi, and Koderi, about 15 km north of Kodi.
“As on May 20, germinated eggs from all the 25 nests have reached the Arabian Sea,” said FSL India activist Dinesh Saranga. “Once turtles lay the eggs, they take 48 to 54 days to germinate, depending upon the weather condition,” he said.
