After tagging olive ridley turtles with flipper tags on the beaches of Ratnagiri, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has accelerated efforts to do the same in Sindhudurg, Konkan. A WII research assistant working closely on the project told mid-day that each flipper tag has a unique number, which helps researchers study turtle population estimates, track their travel patterns, and determine whether they return to the same beach in the same season or after a gap. 

As part of this initiative, WII aims to tag a total of 500 olive ridley turtles visiting Maharashtra’s coastline, and the process is already underway.