Indian biologist wins Behler Turtle Conservation Award
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Environment
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6th Sep, 2021
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Context
Indian biologist Shailendra Singh has been awarded the Behler Turtle Conservation Award for bringing three critically endangered turtle conservation species back from the brink of extinction.
About the species
- Red-crowned Roofed Turtle (Batagur kachuga)
- It is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to South Asia.
- It was the type species of its former genus Kachuga
- Conservation status: Critically Endangered
- CITES: Appendix II
- Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska)
- It is a species of riverine turtle native to Southeast Asia.
- Conservation status: Critically Endangered
- CITES: Appendix I
- Black Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia nigricans)
- It is a species of freshwater turtle found in India and Bangladesh.
- Conservation status: Critically Endangered
- CITES: Appendix I
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There are 29 species of freshwater turtles and tortoises in the country.
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Key-highlights of the work done by Singh
- He led the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)/ Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) India turtle programme.
- In the 13 years since, he has expa
