The red-crowned roofed turtle or batagur kachuga, which was almost on the verge of extinction in the Ganga river, has made a comeback after 30 years. In April, 20 turtles were translocated from the Garheta Turtle Conservation Centre — located within and under the supervision of the National Chambal Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh (UP) — and released at the Haiderpur wetland, a Ramsar site located in UP, part of river Ganga. In collaboration with Namami Gange — the Ganga conservation mission by the Indian government, the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department, and the India Turtle Conservation Program (ITCP), the critically endangered red-crowned turtles have been released and these turtles have been tagged with sonic devices to monitor their safety and migration………..Read more https://india.mongabay.com/2025/06/tracking-critically-endangered-turtles-in-the-ganges/

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