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Assam Floods: How 2,400 rhinos in Kaziranga are fleeing for their livesWith 90% of Kaziranga National Park flooded, 2,400 one-horned rhinos are fleeing for their lives.- 12 rare turtles seizedForest officials on Wednesday recovered 12 rare turtles from Bayalish Mouza,on outskirts of Cuttack. The turtles of Chitra Indica species, ...
- Threatened tortoises & turtles rescued from Kolkata, two heldThe officers of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) in a joint effort with the crime control unit of the state forest department seize...
- Smuggled spotted turtles land in international pet marketsThe spotted pond turtle also known as black pond turtle (geoclemys hamiltonii) seized in the recent past in Mumbai and various other parts ...
- Rare black spotted turtles seized along India-Bangladesh borderThe Border Security Force (BSF), on Wednesday, seized 97 rare Asian black spotted turtles close to the India-Bangladesh border.
- BSF seizes 185 rare Asian Black Spotted turtles from India-Bangladesh borderThe Border Security Force (BSF) seized 185 rare Asian Black Spotted turtles close to the Indo-Bangla border late on Thursday.
- 158 endangered turtles rescued in AuraiyaAround 158 endangered turtles were rescued while being smuggled to other parts of the country, in Auraiya district on Wednesday.
- Varanasi, Gaya used for smuggling rare tortoises, turtlesThe holy cities of Varanasi and Gaya are being increasingly used for smuggling of rare tortoises and freshwater turtles.
- Flyer to Bangkok held with nearly 100 turtles in bagNearly 100 turtles were seized at Mumbai airport by the air intelligence unit (AIU) late on Saturday night from a flyer’s check-in bag.
- Illegal pet trade thrivesWaking up to this menace of pet shops operating illegally, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has now asked the state govts to chalk out a polic...
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