“Less than 150 on the whole planet,” IFS officer shares rare photo of endangered tortoise species
A photograph of an endangered tortoise species, the Northern River Terrapin, also known as the Batagur Baska, is gaining attention on the Internet. In a picture posted on Twitter by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan, two northern riverine areas are seen crossing each other in the water. He tweeted the photo with a caption that read, “These are North River areas (Batagur Baska). serious danger. The current population on the entire planet is less than 150.”
Parveen also added, “So effectively you are seeing something that our next generation will not be able to see. Give it a thought.”
Have a look at the tweet below.
this is the northern river #terrapin (Batagur Baska). Serious #endangered, The current population on the entire planet is less than 150.
So effectively you are seeing something that our next generation will not be able to see. Give it a thought. pic.twitter.com/xKEJousHuN
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) 20 October 2022
Soon after the photo surfaced online, users rallied in the answers section to share their reaction “Dangerous Stats. Is it too late to act?” wrote one user, while another commented, “Yes. Saw them in the Sundarbans, being kept in captivity there. Hope these initiatives succeed.”
A third user wrote, ‘Definitely deserves more than just a thought.
“How to reintroduce them to the freshwater backyard where they went extinct? These guys are super adaptive like crocodiles, so the habitat is sorted. Need to bring the numbers up and see if they go extinct. Don’t be,” read one of the comments.
Take a look at some more tweets below.
Definitely deserves more than just an idea!
— (@shu8nya) 20 October 2022
But sir international organization and Indian government are not taking any steps for their safety?
Very sad to hear that our next one cannot see them.
— anish deverakonda (అనీష్ ) (@ANEESH04356569) 20 October 2022
Yes.. Saw in Sunderbans.. being kept in captivity there. Hope this initiative will be successful
— Amit Kakde (@AmitKakde10) 20 October 2022
The Batagur Baska is a type of river turtle. According to IUCN assessments since 2000, it is one of the turtle species at high risk of extinction. They are found in Bangladesh (imprisoned in Wawal National Park in the Sundarbans and Ghazipur), Cambodia. India (Part – West Bengal and Orissa), Indonesia and Malaysia, and locally extinct in Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
These turtles are moderately depressed, with a vertebral keel in the young, which disappears in the adults. Although they are not aggressive or toxic, tortoiseshells can pack a painful bite.
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