Rushikulya rookery, India
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Rushikulya rookery in India is one of the world’s most important mass nesting sites for olive ridley sea turtles, hosting large arribadas along its coastline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rushikulya rookery, India canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6333640 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rushikulya rookery, India Context triple: [olive ridley sea turtle, majorNestingBeach, Rushikulya rookery, India]
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A.
Ken Gharial Sanctuary
Ken Gharial Sanctuary is a protected wildlife area in Madhya Pradesh, India, renowned for conserving the critically endangered gharial crocodile and other riverine fauna.
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B.
Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected wetland area in southern India renowned for its brackish lagoon ecosystem and large populations of migratory waterbirds, especially flamingos.
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C.
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary is a protected wetland area in Porbandar, Gujarat, known for hosting a rich diversity of resident and migratory bird species.
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D.
Loha Barrack Crocodile Sanctuary
Loha Barrack Crocodile Sanctuary is a protected wildlife area in the Andaman Islands known for conserving estuarine crocodiles and their mangrove habitats.
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E.
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is a renowned wetland and bird reserve in Gujarat, India, famous for its large lake ecosystem that attracts numerous migratory and resident bird species.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rushikulya rookery, India Target entity description: Rushikulya rookery in India is one of the world’s most important mass nesting sites for olive ridley sea turtles, hosting large arribadas along its coastline.
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A.
Ken Gharial Sanctuary
Ken Gharial Sanctuary is a protected wildlife area in Madhya Pradesh, India, renowned for conserving the critically endangered gharial crocodile and other riverine fauna.
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B.
Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected wetland area in southern India renowned for its brackish lagoon ecosystem and large populations of migratory waterbirds, especially flamingos.
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C.
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary is a protected wetland area in Porbandar, Gujarat, known for hosting a rich diversity of resident and migratory bird species.
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D.
Loha Barrack Crocodile Sanctuary
Loha Barrack Crocodile Sanctuary is a protected wildlife area in the Andaman Islands known for conserving estuarine crocodiles and their mangrove habitats.
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E.
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is a renowned wetland and bird reserve in Gujarat, India, famous for its large lake ecosystem that attracts numerous migratory and resident bird species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal ecosystem
ⓘ
olive ridley nesting beach ⓘ sea turtle rookery ⓘ |
| biogeographicRegion | eastern coast of India ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Devi River rookery
ⓘ
Gahirmatha rookery ⓘ
linked to:
Gahirmatha Beach, India
|
| conservationManagedBy |
Odisha Forest Department
ⓘ
linked to:
Forest Department of Odisha
|
| conservationStatus | important marine turtle habitat ⓘ |
| conservationSupportedBy |
local fishing communities
ⓘ
non-governmental organizations ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| governedBy |
state of Odisha
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian state of Odisha
|
| hasBeachType | sandy beach ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical coastal climate ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole | major nesting ground in northern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| hasHumanActivity | small-scale artisanal fishing nearby ⓘ |
| hasManagementConcern | balancing turtle conservation with local livelihoods ⓘ |
| hasMonitoringActivity |
hatchling emergence studies
ⓘ
nest counts ⓘ tagging of nesting females ⓘ |
| hasNestingSeason | roughly December to April ⓘ |
| hasReproductiveEventType | synchronous mass nesting (arribada) ⓘ |
| hasSubstrate | fine to medium-grained sand ⓘ |
| importantFor | global conservation of olive ridley sea turtles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large arribadas
ⓘ
mass nesting of olive ridley sea turtles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Odisha
ⓘ
linked to:
Orissa
|
| locatedNear |
Ganjam district
ⓘ
Rushikulya River ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| oneOfWorldsLargest | olive ridley mass nesting sites ⓘ |
| partOf | olive ridley sea turtle Eastern Indian Ocean population range ⓘ |
| peakArribadaPeriod | around February to March ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | marine turtle biologists as key rookery ⓘ |
| supportsLifeStage |
eggs and hatchlings of olive ridley sea turtles
ⓘ
nesting females ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
Lepidochelys olivacea
ⓘ
olive ridley sea turtle ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
coastal erosion
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fishing-related mortality ⓘ light pollution ⓘ marine pollution ⓘ |
| usedFor |
long-term sea turtle conservation programs
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scientific monitoring of sea turtle populations ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Rushikulya rookery, India Description of subject: Rushikulya rookery in India is one of the world’s most important mass nesting sites for olive ridley sea turtles, hosting large arribadas along its coastline.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)