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The restrictions imposed due to the current coronavirus pandemic are affecting wildlife worldwide, including in India, where authorities say the number of sea turtles hatching on beaches is much higher than normal.
Olive Ridley turtles are a species of sea turtle that has a small number of colonies around the world where they lay their eggs each year in winter or early spring.
Turtles generally come at night and lay eggs in the sand on chosen beaches, but this year with empty beaches there were reports of thousands of turtles approaching during the day.
After a period of approximately 45 days, the hatchlings leave and return to the seas.
Experts and authorities estimate that turtles laid around 60 million eggs on Indian beaches this year.
The World Wildlife Fund has said that because turtles nest in a very small number of places around the world, any disturbance on a single beach could have huge repercussions for the entire population.
The video recorded on the beach in Rushikulya, in the southeastern state of Odisha, India, shows the hatchlings heading to the sea, with the help of wildlife officials.
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