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| 2 held for selling endangered species of 7 turtles in Bagru |
| Correspondent
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| Jaipur: Acting on a tip-off of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), state forest department rescued 7 Indian softshell turtles, a threatened species, from Bagru on Wednesday. The team is now investigating with the smugglers as to from where they brought these threatened species of turtles. The arrested traders have been identified as Kajod Prasad and Ramswroop.
Forest Ranger, Janeshwar Singh said, “The forest department team contacted the smugglers to buy these turtles. The deal was closed at Rs 2 lakh for seven turtles. The smugglers brought the species in a carton and after they showed them, the team nabbed them.”
Experts said, the Indian softshell turtle (Nilssonia Gangetica) or Ganges softshell turtle is a species of softshell turtle found in South Asia in rivers such as the Ganges, Indus and Mahanadi.
This vulnerable turtle reaches a carapace length of up to 94cm (37 in). It feeds mostly on fish, amphibians, carrion and other animal matter, but also takes aquatic plants.
These turtles are protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, the same protection status enjoyed by the tiger. The possession of animals listed in Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 may attract imprisonment of three to seven years. |
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/2-held-for-selling-endangered-species-of-7-turtles-in-bagru/articleshowprint/81957905.cms |
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