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Nesting site of secretive turtle revealed by locals

GROUP OF BIOLOGISTS HAS DISCOVERED a breeding population of extremely rare Cantor’s giant softshell turtles () on the banks of the Chandragiri River in India’s tropical south-west. It’s the first time this secretive species has been. With data on the species’ ecology, behaviour and population size limited, the finding – which relied heavily on community knowledge – represents an important breakthrough for conservationists.

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