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Indian flapshell turtle rescued and released in Morang wetland

Local youths and conservationists returned the rare reptile to its natural habitat in Urlabari.

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  1. 0:01A rare Indian flapshell turtle has
  2. 0:04been rescued and safely released into
  3. 0:06a wetland in Morang
  4. 0:08The turtle locally known as the
  5. 0:10butterfly turtle was found in Urlabari
  6. 0:13and brought to the Beteni
  7. 0:14Wetland area
  8. 0:16Environmental researcher Gobinda Prasad Pokharel and
  9. 0:19Prabhu Dilungchha Rai led the team
  10. 0:21that returned the turtle to
  11. 0:22the wild
  12. 0:24Pokharel noted that local youths have
  13. 0:26successfully returned more than a dozen
  14. 0:27turtles to their natural habitats
  15. 0:31For the full story visit wenepal.com
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