Thirty-three babies of Batagur Baska, a critically endangered riverine turtle species, were born yesterday at Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre in the Sundarbans in Bagerhat.
A pair of highly endangered species of turtles, that was released in Indian waters as a part of a conservation program but swam hundreds of kilometres into Bangladesh crossing the international boundary, has brought the two countries together to explore the possibility of a joint conservation program, like that of the Royal Bengal Tiger. In January this year, 10 Northern River
Read more about Cyclone Yaas: Crocodile, rare turtle breeding centre inundated in Sundarbans on Business Standard. Nylon net fencing to prevent tigers from entering human habitations were damaged, breeding centres for crocodiles and Batagur baska - a rare species of turtle were inundated