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Lost and Found: A Quest to Revive the Rare Batagur Baska

How a breeding programme in the Sundarbans is bringing the critically endangered batagur baska back from the brink of extinction
A Roundglass Sustain Film Directed by Ashwika Kapur
Updated   July 29, 2025
A Roundglass Sustain Film Directed by Ashwika Kapur
Updated   July 29, 2025
10 min watch
How a breeding programme in the Sundarbans is bringing the critically endangered batagur baska back from the brink of extinction
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Ashwika Kapur

Ashwika Kapur

is an international award-winning natural history filmmaker and a science communicator. With an innate knack for storytelling, she loves finding unexpected narratives that educate and inspire

Published Oct 30, 2020

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