ORP’s School Visit
The Olive Ridley Project’s senior project scientist, Dr Jillian Hudgins, recently made a quick trip to the Maldives to carry out workshops and training sessions. …
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One Nation Coral Revival
Once a year the good people from Save the Beach organise a two-day event on the tropical island of Villingili. The One Nation Coral Revival …
35th International Sea Turtle Symposium
The Olive Ridley Project (ORP) team has just returned from the 35th International Sea Turtle Symposium (ISTS) held in Dalaman, Turkey. We were happy to …
Official Partnership With Mission Blue
Today marks our official partnership with Mission Blue. Mission Blue is a global initiative founded by Dr. Sylvia Earle in 2009; it is a large …
ORP Partners With Coco Collection, Maldives
At the beginning of this year, the Olive Ridley Project (ORP) partnered with Coco Collection Resorts in the Maldives. Our partnership will be based …
Ghost Net Entangles Five Olive Ridley Sea Turtles In The Maldives
The Olive Ridley Sea Turtle has a very special nesting behavior. Once a year thousands of females congregate in preparation for a mass nesting event …
Ghost Net Claims The Lives Of Two Turtles And One Shark
On 24th April 2007. The Prodivers Maldives team found a large ghost net nearby Kuredhu resort with many animals dead and entangled inside. The net …