Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Bihar
- Recently, a first-of-its-kind rehabilitation centre for freshwater turtles was inaugurated in Bihar’s Bhagalpur forest division. The rehab centre, spread over half a hectare, will be able to shelter 500 turtles at a time.
- This center will play a significant role in treating severely injured, sick or dead, animals and their proper upkeep before being returned to their natural habitat.
- Eastern Bihar has been an ideal breeding ground for turtles. In Bhagalpur, the flow of water in the Ganga is ample. Also, there are many sandbanks in the middle of the river, which are ideal breeding ground for ....
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