Moved from temple ponds to the wild, black softshell turtles walk towards revival
2020-05-14 06:59
Following release of the black softshell turtle (Nilssonia nigricans) population in Assam’s Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary last year, Guwahati-based herpetologist Jayaditya Purkayastha is hoping for a revision in the animal’s status, currently classified as extinct in the wild by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). As part of a conservation programme that Purkayastha is […]
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