新南威尔士州政府停止向Gingham水洞供应环保流量，导致该湿地干涸并引发龟类、鸟类和青蛙等野生动物大规模死亡1。研究人员在4月发现了这场"难以理解的"环保灾难，随即展开紧急救援行动1。
共有39只龟类被送至Taronga动物园接受救治，其中2只因情况严重而被人道安乐死，其余37只健康状况足以恢复1。目前已有13只龟类成功回归自然栖息地，包括10只宽壳龟和3只Murray River龟于上月被释放回Gingham水洞1。此外，来自被救龟类的281枚卵正在Dubbo的Taronga动物园孵化中1。
环保部长Penny Sharpe将这一结果称为"显著的保育成果"1。预计年底前，仍在救助中的24只龟类将被返回野外1。政府已在5月加快立法进程，以保护WaterNSW在提供环保流量时的责任豁免，同时恢复了对该水洞的环保流量供应1。
A significant conservation recovery is underway in New South Wales following an environmental crisis at Gingham Waterhole. The site dried up after the NSW government cut environmental water allocations, triggering widespread deaths among turtles, birds, and frogs 1. Researchers launched an emergency rescue mission in April, retrieving 39 turtles that were transported to Taronga Zoo for treatment 1.
The rescue and recovery effort has already yielded results. Ten broad-shelled turtles and three Murray River turtles were released back into Gingham Waterhole last month 1, while 281 eggs collected from the rescued turtles are currently incubating at Taronga Zoo 1. Of the 39 turtles initially brought into care, two were humanely euthanized and 37 recovered sufficiently for rehabilitation 1. An additional 24 turtles still receiving treatment are expected to be returned to their natural habitat by year's end 1.
Environment Minister Penny Sharpe described the outcome as a "significant conservation achievement" 1. The government has moved to address the underlying cause of the crisis by accelerating legislation in May to protect WaterNSW's liability exemptions when providing environmental water flows 1. This legislative action followed the agency's decision to halt environmental water supplies after complaints from a private landowner 1.
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