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Turtle Festival – Odisha
January 15 , 2019
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- Odisha’s Puri beach witnessed its first turtle festival on January 13, 2019.
- Odisha has half of the world’s Olive Ridley turtle population and 90 per cent of India’s turtle population lives in the state.
Background
- There are five sea turtle species in the Indian waters — Leatherback (Vulnerable), Loggerhead (Endangered), Hawksbill (Critically Endangered), Green (Endangered) and Olive Ridley.
- In India, sea turtles are protected under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
- Olive Ridley is recognized as Vulnerable by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red list..
- International trade in these turtles and their products is banned under CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Appendix I.
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