With reference to Olive Ridley Turtles consider following statements It is classified...........

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With reference to Olive Ridley Turtles, consider following statements

It is classified as Vulnerable according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources(IUCN) red list.
They are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world, inhabiting warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.
Rushikulya rookery on the coast of Odisha in India is the largest mass nesting site for them.

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Explanation:

Recently, mass nesting of Olive Ridley Turtles started at Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery coast.The Rushikulya rookery on the coast of Odisha in India is the largest mass nesting site for the Olive-ridley, followed by the coasts of Mexico and Costa Rica.

The Olive ridley turtles are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world, inhabiting warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.
The olive ridley is classified as Vulnerable according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources(IUCN) red list.
International trade in these turtles and their products is banned under CITES Appendix I.

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