Cyclone Yaas: breeding centres of croc, rare turtle inundated in Sundarbans

Cyclone Yaas has caused severe damage to the Sunderban Tiger Reserve and inundated breeding centres for crocodiles and a rare species of turtle.

Nylon 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 (STR), 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. "Since most of the area is underwater now, it is difficult to ascertain actual damage," Yadav told PTI.