The 10-year project began in 2019, although the zoo was releasing turtles before that and has freed around 3,000 of them over the past decade.

An Indian softshell turtle, weighing approximately 1 kilogram, was discovered stranded on a roadside near Subroto Park, New Delhi. - Rare, Endangered Turtle And Python Rescued From Delhi By ...

The zoo is part of a decade-long project to revive the fortunes of the province's only native freshwater turtle.