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1st turtle rehabilitation centre
January 5 , 2020
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- A 1st of its kind rehabilitation centre for freshwater turtles is to be inaugurated in January 2020 in the Bhagalpur forest division of Bihar.
- This centre spread over half a hectare will be able to shelter 500 turtles at a time.
- The centre will also treat turtles that are sick, severely injured or smuggled, and then be returned safely into its natural habitat.
- The turtle species are under threat due to loss through dams and barrages, pollution, illegal poaching, accidental drowning through fishing nets and threats to their nesting habitats etc.
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