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The critically endangered Asian giant tortoise (Manouria emys), has been reintroduced into the Zeliang Community Reserve in Nagaland’s Peren district.
10 individuals of the species from the Nagaland Zoological Park in Chümoukedima district’s Rangapahar were released in the reserve through a community event on August 2. The event was organised by the Nagaland Forest Department and the India Turtle Conservation Programme (ITCP).
Manouria emys are a species of tortoise with several common names including: Giant Forest Tortoise, Asian Forest Tortoise, Giant Asian Tortoise, Six-Legged Tortoise, Elephant Turtle, and Burmese Mountain Tortoise. The two subspecies are commonly called Black Mountain Tortoise and Brown Mountain Tortoise.
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