Just 20 years ago the species was.
Roofed turtle food.
Once considered extinct the burmese roofed turtle batagur trivittata was brought back from the brink by an ambitious conservation program now almost 30 years after its rediscovery in the wild.
It is a common pet in the indian subcontinent.
They used to live prosperously at the irrawaddy river south of yangon but with high levels of habitat loss need for medicine and food and the pet.
Conservationists are not known for delivering a lot of good news.
As reported by the new york times turtles and tortoises are one of the most at risk of extinction animal groups with more than half of the planet s 360 species listed as threatened the burmese roofed turtle was for a long time one of them.
But in the burmese roofed turtle a giant asian river turtle whose bug eyed face is naturally set in a goofy grin they have.
It is found in the major rivers of south asia.
It can be distinguished by the distinct roof at the topmost part of the shell.
They love corners and.
The indian roofed turtle pangshura tecta is a species of turtle in the family geoemydidae.