Shailendra Singh PhD

Wildlife Biologist I Explorer I Anything under water 🐟🐬🐊🐢

[The Better India @thebetterindia]

What If a Temple Pond Could Help Save a Species?

In Assam’s Biswanath district, an ancient temple is quietly leading a conservation revolution.

With no fences or fanfare, the Nagshankar temple has become a safe haven for 13 freshwater turtle species, including some that were once thought extinct in the wild.

Thanks to the temple’s sacred pond, local turtle guardians, and the powerful blend of faith and ecology, these gentle scavengers are making a comeback.

Scroll down to see how a centuries-old tradition is helping turtles return to the wild →

#TurtleConservation #Assam #NagshankarTemple #WildlifeIndia #FreshwaterTurtles #Biodiversity #KasoMitras #SaveTheTurtles

[SMCG UP @smcgup]

नदियों की रानी, डॉल्फिन की कहानी...
उत्तर प्रदेश में गंगा डॉल्फिन की संख्या सबसे अधिक है, जो नदियों के जल की स्वच्छता का प्रमाण है। @UPGovt इनके संरक्षण के लिए पूरी तरह से सजग है,हाल ही में संकट में फंसी 6 गंगा डॉल्फिन को रेस्क्यू अभियान के माध्यम से सफलतापूर्वक बचाया गया
#UPCM

[Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department @UpforestUp]

In a joint operation today in Lucknow, A pod of 6 stranded gangetic river dolphins (GRD) was successfully rescued from Sharda canal near Anchali Khera village and released in Ghaghra (Saryu) in Bahraich, UP. This urgent rescue involved 24 hours of reconnaissance, (1/6)

[Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department @UpforestUp]

Endangered Turtles Return Home after three decades: Uttar Pradesh has seen a new beginning for turtle conservation last week when a joint project team reintroduced 20 Red Crowned Roofed Turtles (10 males and 10 females) in Haiderpur Wetland Complex in middle Ganga (1/6)

[C R Paatil @CRPaatil]

माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi सर के नेतृत्व में चल रहे नमामि गंगे मिशन के तहत गंगा नदी में तीन दशक बाद रेड-क्राउन रूफ्ड टर्टल प्रजाति की वापसी संभव हो पाई है। यह वही प्रजाति है, जिसे उत्तर भारत की सबसे संकटग्रस्त प्रजातियों में गिना जाता था।

26 अप्रैल, 2025 को हैदरपुर वेटलैंड में 20 कछुओं को वैज्ञानिक पद्धति से दो अलग-अलग समूहों में छोड़कर प���नर्वास प्रक्रिया शुरू की गई है। इन कछुओं को ट्रैकिंग उपकरणों से जोड़ा गया है ताकि उनकी निगरानी की जा सके।

गंगा की सफाई से आगे बढ़कर अब जैवविविधता की बहाली पर केंद्रित नमामि गंगे मिशन, भारत की पर्यावरणीय प्रतिबद्धता का सशक्त उदाहरण बन चुका है। यह ��ुनर्प्रवेश गंगा की पारिस्थितिकी को पुनर्स्थापित करने की दिशा में एक महत्वपूर्ण मील का पत्थर है, और यह दिखाता है कि सक्षम नेतृत्व, वैज्ञानिक दृष्टिकोण और संस्थागत समन्वय से बड़े बदलाव संभव हैं।

यह सिर्फ एक नदी नहीं, पूरे भारत की जीवनधारा है, और इसके संरक्षण के लिए हमारी प्रतिबद्धता अडिग है।

#JalShakti #NamamiGange #GangaRejuvenation #ModiGovernment

[Sanjay Kumar IAS @skumarias02]

Indian black turtle crossing the forest track. They are special to the forest floor of terai and tend to live around wetlands & swampy areas of terai.
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@TSAINDIAPROG
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@UpforestUp

[Shailendra Singh PhD @Rivertiger85]

@ifs_lalit @DudhwaTR @UpforestUp @uptourismgov It's an Indian Black Turtle Female.

[Sanjay Kumar IAS @skumarias02]

A Sarus crane lands in a paddy field with wings spread out. Sarus crane is the State bird of U.P.; it can stand up to almost 6 ft with wingspan over 7 ft, making them the tallest flying bird of the world.
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@uptourismgov
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@moefcc
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[Sanjay Kumar IAS @skumarias02]

A tigeress confidently crosses the cobbled river bed of ramganga in Corbett TR, balancing her body by swishing her tail like a rudder. When needed, tigers can swim with gusto !
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@ReserveCorbett
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@incredibleindia
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[Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve @kaziranga_]

🌊🐊 Held a flood preparedness meeting in Bishwanath, bringing together stakeholders to strategize for the upcoming monsoon season. We also released a comprehensive survey report on aquatic reptiles to enhance conservation efforts. #Kaziranga #Conservation #FloodPreparedness

[CBIC @cbic_india]

Acting on specific input on 15.06.24, a team of officers of DRI identified and intercepted one lady carrier, who was carrying species of Indian tent turtles and Indian roofed turtles from Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) via train for delivery at Patna. She was found carrying 164 live turtles.

The Indian tent turtles and Indian roofed turtles rescued in this case are protected species under Schedule-I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and are thereby provided the highest protection under law.

[Turtle Survival Alliance INDIA @TSAINDIAPROG]

From egg towards the river - here's a Gharial hatchling embarking on a new journey.

Let's pledge to safeguard their future, today on World Crocodile Day!

#worldcrocodileday #gharial #gharialhatchlings #india #gharialconservation #crocodilespecialistgroup

[Sanjay Kumar IAS @skumarias02]

Happy World Crocodile Day.
A huge sized male Gharial basks on the bank of river Chambal near the nesting site. Both parents take turns guarding the nest & later the nursery of hatchlings,though females do greater part of the job.
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[Sanjay Kumar IAS @skumarias02]

Wishing all a blessed Ganga Dussehra.🌿🌸. Here, a majestic Tusker emerges spotless clean after bathing in ganga at Haridwar. Ganga is the most sacred of rivers of India with source in Himalayas & flowing into bay of Bengal.
@byadavbjp
@moefcc
@ntca_india
@rameshpandeyifs

[Shailendra Singh PhD @Rivertiger85]

@ManishSinghIFS and I were really hopeful when we conducted our first ever releases of gharial juveniles from Kukrail to Gandak within Souagibarwa WLS in 2017 and 2018. They finally bred near Nichlol tailfall @UpforestUp @CrocSpecGroup

[Shailendra Singh PhD @Rivertiger85]

@OryxTheJournal @TSAINDIAPROG Thank you for featuring about our project! 🙏

[prerna singh bindra 🐘🐅🐾 @prernabindra]

A moving , lovely tribute to AJT Johnsingh, guru to a generation of wildlifers, a field biologist par excellence. Rest in power..

[Shailendra Singh PhD @Rivertiger85]

A male Assam Roofed Turtle in full breeding color. A small population of this critically endangered species survives along Kaziranga and Northern Bengal.

[Sanjay Kumar IAS @skumarias02]

Waterholes are the perfect pool for tigress & her cubs to cool off in the sizzling afternoon heat. Here, a tigress quenched her thirst lying in her favourite pool somewhere in the forest of terai. Isn't it cool !!
@ntca_india
@DudhwaTR
@moefcc
@rameshpandeyifs
@uptourismgov

[Central Zoo Authority @CZA_Delhi]

“Zooming Conservation”
EP 4: Species in Focus- Freshwater turtles in India with our key speaker “Dr. Arunima Singh” Senior Biologist-TSA Foundation India.

Date: 22 May 2024
Time: 1-2 pm

Link: https://t.co/IXvUtmwYfZ