Cyclone Yaas: breeding centres of croc, rare turtle inundated in Sundarbans
India TodayNylon net fencing to prevent tigers from entering human habitations were damaged, breeding centres for crocodiles and Batagur baska - a rare species of turtle were inundated, as Cyclone Yaas has severely damaged the Sunderban Tiger Reserve, an official said on Thursday. The majority of the 40 protection camps used by the forest department personnel in the Sunderbans were also inundated following a downpour induced by the cyclone on Wednesday, Chief Wildlife Warden V K Yadav said. READ: 750 births recorded amid cyclone fury in Odisha, parents rush to name newborns 'Yaas' "The conservation breeding pool, as well as the isolation pools of Batagur Baska, were submerged," the senior forest official said. The forest department source said that 17 camps in the STR area were inundated and the personnel were facing scarcity of drinking water as saline water entered camps following breaching of embankments.
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