Overview
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav oversaw the release at Kuno National Park, calling it an important conservation step.
- Officials said 53 gharials were put into the Kuno River with a reported sex breakdown of 28 males and 25 females.
- Reports differ on turtle numbers, with PTI/ThePrint citing 25 and the Free Press Journal reporting 33.
- State and park sources said the gharials came from the Deori Gharial Centre, while turtles were sourced from the Tortoise Centre in Barhai, Morena.
- ThePrint reported the turtles as three-striped roofed turtles, while the Free Press Journal added that eight Indian flapshelled turtles were included among 33.