This temple in India is home to "extinct" turtles
These turtles may have disappeared from the wild, but they continue to live on at some Hindu temples in India... 🐢
This hindu temple is a shelter for turtles that are extinct in the wild
This temple is home to turtles that have disappeared from the wild: the black softshell turtle. Declared extinct in the wild in 2002, these aquatic turtles that are endemic to south Asia were the victims of hunting and the destruction of their habitat. But they continue to live on at some Hindu temples, like Hayagriva Madhav in Assam state. The turtle population is large here because the holy status of this pilgrimage site protects them. The fish and turtles in this pond are considered sort of like gods.
Many people come here to see the turtles. The crowds are bigger here than in the temple. Pranab Malakar, the manager of this sanctuary, recently teamed up with the NGO Good Earth to set up a reproduction program. In January 2019, 16 baby turtles raised at the temple were released in a neighboring nature reserve.
Although some hope remains for these turtles, it’s already too late for a similar species, the Yangtze giant softshell turtle. The last known female died on April 13, 2019 at a Chinese zoo. Turtles are among the world’s most endangered species. Nearly half of all turtle species are on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
126 comments
Aravind A.
11/02/2019 19:36Paulinha Holthausen
Reshma B.
07/30/2019 10:59Proud to b in Assam
Rajesh D.
07/25/2019 04:09Proud to be a neighbor of this place.
Kashyap U.
07/25/2019 02:32It is not same Hindu temple but it is Madhav Mandir
Keshab C.
07/10/2019 05:10Thanks for good job.
Vijay M.
06/29/2019 09:33Very sad! Now this place will be in danger zone. I pray for the turtles.
Noell F.
06/29/2019 09:20Di Indonesia ada namanya kura kura bulus di daerah Belawa kota Cirebon Indonesia.
АЛИ Х.
06/29/2019 08:50موجوده في العراق بكثره
Nivesh H.
06/29/2019 03:30There is a lot in mauritius island this type of tortoise
حسين ه.
06/28/2019 21:20تعال شوف الرفش
ابو ت.
06/28/2019 10:22يمعود هذا رفش لو عدنه شلون بيه ثرده
Roman
06/28/2019 00:04Bapak kau joget2 di kuburan
Md I.
06/28/2019 00:04save the wildlife
Shlemoon A.
06/27/2019 18:04X
Ghouse M.
06/27/2019 17:09c macha
عبدالباسط ا.
06/26/2019 09:07is it in gambol borogram for kids hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Shilpa S.
06/26/2019 07:33These r also present in renuka ji lake nahan himachal pardesh
თეთი-თინათინ ო.
06/25/2019 14:32ra samadasvilis sifars gavs
Widodo S.
06/25/2019 13:14bulus
Noel B.
06/25/2019 04:24Yahh bcoz chinese people eat them alot😉😁😋😋😋