India Turtle Conservation Program

News & Updates

Latest Stories, Successes, and Conservation Breakthroughs

Stay connected with ITCP’s dynamic efforts to protect India’s turtles and restore aquatic ecosystems. Our News & Updates section brings you behind the scenes of ongoing projects, recent victories, and upcoming events.

Recent Conservation Highlights

Based on recent program achievements

8,549

Eggs Hatched

Across 4 facilities. Focused on 8 endangered species including Batagur spp., Nilssonia, Chitra, Geoclemys, and Manouria.

775

Turtles Co-managed

Across 5 facilities in Uttar Pradesh, Sundarbans, Assam, Nagaland, and Manipur.

8106

Turtles Rewilded

Back into their natural habitats.

2,233

Turtles Rescued

From illegal trade networks. Providing onsite triage to strengthen wildlife rescue systems.

534 km

Rivers Surveyed

Of the Ganga, Yamuna, and Brahmaputra for turtle and other aquatic fauna.

16,835

People Sensitized

Students and community members through 10 major events and IEC materials developed.

217

Riparian Women Benefited

From 4 states through alternative livelihood to reduce local ecosystem dependency.

894

Conservation Practitioners Trained

Including foresters, volunteers, and researchers to strengthen conservation actions.

20

Red-crowned Roofed Turtles Reintroduced

First-ever reintroduction in the Ganga with scientific monitoring.

Press & Announcements

First study on the survival and dispersal of captive-reared narrow-headed softshell turtles along the Yamuna River, India

Unique Success of the Namami Gange Mission: The Return of the Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle to the Ganga After Three Decades

World Turtle Day: Assam home to 21 of India’s 31 turtle species; govt intensifies conservation efforts in temple ponds

जलीय जीवों के संरक्षण के प्रति किया जागरूक

Tortoise Guardians’ Protect Rare Giants

First artificial incubation of Asian giant tortoises succeeds in Manipur

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