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10 Asian Giant Tortoises released into Nagaland protected area for rewilding

Ten captive-bred Asian Giant Tortoise (Manouria emys) juveniles were released into a protected area of Nagaland December 19, 2022, according to T Aochuba, director, Intanki National Park. The Asian ...
Hindustan Times

Endangered Asian Giant Tortoise rewilded in protected forest: Nagaland official

Nagaland Forest Department (NFD) on Monday announced the re-wilding of ten captive-bred juveniles of Asian Giant Tortoise (manouria emys phayrei) into Nagaland’s protected forest Ntangki National Park ...
The Hindu

Coming home | Asian Giant Tortoise re-wilded in Nagaland to bring species back from the brink

In an attempt to boost conservation and bring the critically endangered Asian Giant Tortoise back from the brink, 10 captive-bred juvenile tortoises were soft-released into Intanki National Park, ...
Deccan Herald

Captive-bred Asian giant tortoises released in the wild in Nagaland

The ten juveniles were born in 2018, the first batch of the conservation breeding program initiated with Nagaland Zoological Park (NZP), and have an average weight of 2.4kg. The NZP, at present, ...
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Community, agencies come together for conservation of endangered Asian giant tortoises in Nagaland

Guwahati: Ten critically endangered Asian giant tortoises, reintroduced in a community forest in Nagaland’s Peren district, would be protected by a group of ‘Tortoise Guardians’ who are local youth ...
Indiatimes

Critically endangered Asian giant tortoises find new home in Nagaland

Guwahati: In a groundbreaking conservation effort, Naga youths have taken on the role of "tortoise guardians" to protect the critically endangered Asian giant tortoises (AGT) in Nagaland's Zeliang ...