Bhopal, March 24 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister will release a dozen turtles into the Bamner River at the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve on the occasion of his birthday on Wednesday.

CM Yadav will also perform the groundbreaking ceremony for a soft-release 'boma' to facilitate the rehabilitation of cheetahs in the tiger reserve.

A soft-release boma is a specialized, large, fenced enclosure used in wildlife conservation to acclimatize animals to a new environment before full release. It enables, behavioral and physiological adaptation, and increasing survival rates compared to direct "hard" release.

According to an official release, Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve is the largest tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh. Spanning 2,339 s...