Fourth post in the #WildlifeWeek series. Today’s post is more of a #reviving one than #reintroduction.
Day 4 – Return of the #bandits to #Chambal !
The Red Crowned Roofed #turtle is a #species of #freshwater turtle endemic to South #Asia.
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Day 4 – Return of the #bandits to #Chambal !
The Red Crowned Roofed #turtle is a #species of #freshwater turtle endemic to South #Asia.
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Historically the species was widespread in the #Ganga River, both in #India and #Bangladesh. Extirpated from most of its former range but currently it has dwindled a last surviving population of less than 500 adult individuals in the #wild.
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Their population reduced drastically due to depredation of eggs and hatchlings by Golden #jackals, #habitat degradation due to #pollution and illegal sand mining in the floodplains. They are also extensively #poached for their meat and shell.
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In 2006, Turtle Survival Alliance started its turtle protection work in the country jointly with the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and immediately identified Red Crowned Roofed turtle as one of the critically endangered species present in the Chambal National Sanctuary.
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John Thorbjarnarson Memorial Chambal Conservation Centre was established in Garhaita village, Etawah in 2008. Since then, they have identified eighteen major turtle habitats along the river and have protected around 5,000 nests.
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Makeshift hatcheries are set up along nesting sites of the Chambal River where vulnerable turtle nests are translocated to riverside hatchery. The hatchery is manned round the clock for the entire duration of #nesting and #incubation.
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Once the nests have hatched, hatchlings are released near the natal sites to minimize depredation of eggs.The young turtles before being released are also fitted with transmitters to help track their movement.
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The organisation also conducts regular awareness programmes in villages within 5 km radius of the sanctuary to promote conservation and protection.
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Since the inception of the #conservation centre, thousands of hatchlings of the Red Crowned Roofed turtles have been released in Chambal river and we cant wait for the day when their #IUCN status is changed from critically endangered.
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