The black softshell turtle was declared extinct in the wild 17 years ago, but it may have a good chance at recovery thanks to a Hindu temple. We started the conservation programme by … The black softshell turtle – nilssonia nigricans – is thriving thanks to divine intervention. But due to the efforts of a few Hindu temple caretakers, the turtles … (TMU) — The black softshell turtle was declared extinct in the wild about 17 years ago, but it may have a good chance at recovery after a centuries-old Hindu temple in India devoted its efforts to helping the tiny reptilian creature make a comeback. The other turtle species moved from the temple pond to the wild was Indian softshell (Nilssonia gangetica) and the peacock softshell (Nilssonia hurum). An injured black softshell turtle was rescued by the Thane disaster management cell from Kachrali lake on Monday morning and admitted to the Society … “The black softshell turtle is extinct in the wild. An “extinct” species of turtle is being reintroduced to the wild after a small population was found flourishing in a pond at an Indian temple. The black softshell turtle is officially extinct in the wild, but a centuries-old Indian temple and its nature-loving caretaker are helping the creature make a tentative comeback. The rarest of India's 28 turtle species was declared extinct 17 years ago, but a few Hindu temple ponds in Assam have taken care of the species and kept it alive. The black softshell turtle was declared extinct in the wild 17 years ago, but it may have a good chance at recovery thanks to a Hindu temple. Assam, once a paradise for freshwater turtles where the creatures were so abundant […] About 70 hatchlings of the rare Black Softshell and Indian Softshell turtles bred in the ponds of two temples in Assam were on Monday released in the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, about 50 … (TMU) — The black softshell turtle was declared extinct in the wild about 17 years ago, but it may have a good chance at recovery after a centuries-old Hindu temple in India devoted its efforts to helping the tiny reptilian creature make a comeback. In India, a species turtle thought to have gone extinct in 2002, the black softshell turtle, has a new chance at life thanks to efforts by the caretakers of Hindu Temples and conservationists. The black softshell turtle – nilssonia nigricans – is thriving thanks to divine intervention. The few that remain are in the ponds of some temples in Assam. The black softshell turtle was declared extinct in the wild 17 years ago, but it may have a good chance at recovery thanks to a Hindu temple. An “extinct” species of turtle is being reintroduced to the wild after a small population was found flourishing in a pond at an Indian temple. There, the turtles are revered and protected as the reincarnation of the Hindu deity Vishnu. The black softshell turtle was declared extinct in the wild about 17 years ago, but it may have a good chance at recovery after a centuries-old Hindu temple in India devoted its efforts to helping the tiny reptilian creature make a comeback. Hatchlings of the three turtle … The black softshell turtle was declared extinct in the wild about 17 years ago, but it may have a good chance at recovery after a centuries-old Hindu temple in India devoted its efforts to helping the tiny reptilian creature make a comeback.

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