In a groundbreaking study, researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have identified 23 species of blood-sucking flies belonging to the Culicoides genus in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with 13 species being reported for the first time in India.
The trial of this nature on horseshoe crabs was undertaken for the first time in India with a total of 12 crabs tagged at Khandia muhan estuary of Balasore coast under supervision of ZSI scientists and senior officials of the State forest department.
The turtles were fitted with metallic flipper tags and the exercise had begun yesterday will continue for the next three months, said ZSI officials
