330 captive turtles to be released in Gomti
3 years, 4 months ago

330 captive turtles to be released in Gomti

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In what brings smiles to animal lovers and the general public alike, 330 turtles that were rescued from Hyderabad on July 31 will now be making their way back home in Uttar Pradesh. These 330 turtles which were smuggled from their home near the Gomti river in Lucknow include Assam roofed turtles also known as Sylhet roofed turtle, belonging to a family of Geoemydidae which falls under Schedule-I of Wildlife Act. Once they give their nod of approval, we will take them back to the banks of the Gomti river, where they originated from,” noted aquatic biologist, Shailendra Singh. The officials arrested two persons for the theft of 330 turtles from the banks of the Gomti River.

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Delhi Police rescue 100 live turtles; nab smuggler in east Delhi
5 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Police rescue 100 live turtles; nab smuggler in east Delhi

The Hindu  

Delhi Police rescued almost 100 live turtles and nabbed a smuggler who had been smuggling turtles and other extinct species, the police said on Wednesday. A case has been registered against the accused under the Wild Life Protection Act and 11 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act at the Geeta Colony police station. “We confiscated a total of 100 live …

Wildlife smuggler nabbed carrying 100 baby turtles on a bike in Delhi
5 months, 1 week ago

Wildlife smuggler nabbed carrying 100 baby turtles on a bike in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police officers on Wednesday arrested a 38-year-old man trying to illegally sell 100 turtle hatchlings near northeast Delhi’s Geeta Colony as they busted what they said was a racket that had been involved in selling the rare reptiles for the past six months. The 100 turtles, which were all stuffed in a single bag being carried on a …

Indian Turtles Illegally Ending Up As Pets in Foreign Countries
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Turtles Illegally Ending Up As Pets in Foreign Countries

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The 396 Indian tent and other turtles, seized from the Visakhapatnam railway station while being smuggled to Chennai, had been destined to become pets in foreign countries. The information has emerged from the interrogation of two smugglers who had on Wednesday night been caught transporting the turtles to Chennai, which has a major sea port. Among the intercepted turtles …

DRI Officials Seize 300 Indian Tent Turtles, 3 Persons Detained
9 months, 2 weeks ago

DRI Officials Seize 300 Indian Tent Turtles, 3 Persons Detained

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Saturday foiled a major wildlife trafficking attempt and rescued over 300 Indian Tent Turtles in Odisha from a car, reports said on Sunday. During questioning, the three accused confessed that they were carrying 351 Indian Tent Turtles from West Bengal that were to be delivered to Karnataka. The Indian tent …

Uttarakhand forest dept rescues 20 more turtles, man booked
3 years, 3 months ago

Uttarakhand forest dept rescues 20 more turtles, man booked

Hindustan Times  

A day after recovering 33 turtles in Udham Singh Nagar district, the Uttarakhand forest department has arrested a man on the charges of wildlife smuggling in the district and recovered 20 turtles from his possession, an official said on Wednesday. Abhilasha Singh, divisional forest officer Terai Central forest division, said a forest team patrolling at Mahtosh road on Kashipur road …

1300 Turtles in Transit to be Smuggled Out of Country Seized by UP Task Force
3 years, 10 months ago

1300 Turtles in Transit to be Smuggled Out of Country Seized by UP Task Force

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force has seized 1,300 Indian flap shell turtles from a truck in Kanpur while they were allegedly being taken to West Bengal for smuggling out of the country. Singh said that the truck driver Rambrash Yadav and helper Vinod Kumar Savira have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the smuggling racket. The turtles, being …

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