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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Satellite-tagged Olive Ridley turtle released off Dahanu coast

IN PHOTOS: Satellite-tagged Olive Ridley turtle released off Dahanu coast

Updated On: 21 November, 2025 05:01 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

In a first for the Dahanu coast, the Mangrove Cell has fitted a satellite tag on an Olive Ridley turtle to track its journey from the shoreline. Pics/Mangrove Cell and Maharashtra Forest Department

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In a first for the Dahanu coast, the Mangrove Cell has fitted a satellite tag on an Olive Ridley turtle to track its journey from the shoreline. Pics/Mangrove Cell and Maharashtra Forest Department

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In a first for the Dahanu coast, the Mangrove Cell has fitted a satellite tag on an Olive Ridley turtle to track its journey from the shoreline. Pics/Mangrove Cell and Maharashtra Forest Department
<p>The Dahanu forest division and the Mangrove Cell of the Maharashtra Forest Department, along with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), attached the satellite transmitter to a female Olive Ridley turtle in Palghar district</p>

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The Dahanu forest division and the Mangrove Cell of the Maharashtra Forest Department, along with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), attached the satellite transmitter to a female Olive Ridley turtle in Palghar district

<p>The turtle was found entangled in a fishing net on August 10, 2025 and was rescued by local fishermen, who noticed injuries on both its front flippers. It was then taken to the Turtle Treatment Centre for care and recovery</p>

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The turtle was found entangled in a fishing net on August 10, 2025 and was rescued by local fishermen, who noticed injuries on both its front flippers. It was then taken to the Turtle Treatment Centre for care and recovery

<p>After receiving treatment, the turtle&mdash;named Dhaval Lakshmi&mdash;was fitted with a satellite tag and released into the sea with support from WII experts</p>

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After receiving treatment, the turtle—named Dhaval Lakshmi—was fitted with a satellite tag and released into the sea with support from WII experts

<p>This is the first Olive Ridley to be tagged in Palghar district and the eighth along the Maharashtra coastline</p>

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This is the first Olive Ridley to be tagged in Palghar district and the eighth along the Maharashtra coastline

<p>Three other Olive Ridley turtles with flipper tags were also released on Thursday</p>

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Three other Olive Ridley turtles with flipper tags were also released on Thursday

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