WILDLIFE Battle Beaches

The Olive Ridley turtles, high on the endangered list, visit the coasts of Orissa to lay eggs - an honour bestowed upon us by nature. However growing industrialisation and illegal fishing have converted our pristine beaches into a deadly battlefield for these trusting guests. Hundreds of these turtles are found dead along the coast, once considered a safe haven for nesting.

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WILDLIFE Corridors of Concrete and elephants of Chandaka

Orissa has an estimated 1,800 elephants, but its shrinking habitat forces the animal to forage into humanscape often coming in conflict with man. At least 151 elephants were poached in the State between 1991 and 2001, while another 125 died of natural reasons or epidemics.

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