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Bengaluru: Police seize 401 Indian star tortoises, one held
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 17 (ANI): Bengaluru Kalasipalyam Police has seized a total of 401 Indian star tortoises and arrested the man who was trying to sell them illegally, informed Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) West, Bengaluru.
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Gujarat Forest dept recovers 14 star tortoises from house in Vadodara
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], August 9 (ANI): Fourteen star-tortoises were recovered from a house in Vadodara on Sunday.
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140 tortoises seized from train at UP's Manikpur station
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 14 (ANI): Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Sunday seized 140 tortoises from the Saket Express at Uttar Pradesh's Manikpur Junction.
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2 held for smuggling rare species of lizard, fish, tortoise in Pune
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 27 (ANI): The local crime branch of Pune Railway Police arrested two persons on Wednesday for smuggling rare species of tortoise, fish, and lizard from Pune railway station.
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Couple adopts Galapagos Giant Tortoise at Nehru zoo in Hyderabad
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 28 (ANI): A Hyderabad-based couple along with family members has adopted the 121-year-old Galapagos Giant Tortoise at the Nehru Zoological Park.
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Pune forest dept arrest 2 for smuggling tortoises
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], November 20 (ANI): The Pune forest department on Friday have arrested two people and busted a racket smuggling tortoises.
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Al-Dabra giant tortoise at Hyderabad Zoo adopted by 4-year-old boy
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 23 (ANI): A female Al-Dabra giant tortoise from the Nehru Zoological Park (NZP) in Hyderabad has been adopted by a four-year-old boy for a period of one year after he visited the park with his parents.
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Two detained in possession of exotic animals in Assam's forest: Police
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Cachar (Assam) [India], July 29 (ANI): Two people were detained on Tuesday in possession of exotic animals, including one kangaroo, six macaw parrots, three tortoises, and two monkeys at Lailapur Forest, said Jagadish Das, Additional Superintendent of Police, Cachar here on Wednesday.
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Twelve tortoises seized at Howrah railway station; 3 held
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], Feb 15 (ANI): Three people, including a woman, were on Saturday arrested by Government Railway Police, Howrah and seized 12 tortoises from their possession.
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Tamil Nadu: DRI intercepts man at Trichy International Airport, recovers 2
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Nov 26 (ANI): Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted one person who had arrived at Trichy International Airport on November 24 from Guangzhou (China) via Colombo (Sri Lanka), while he was attempting to smuggle live species viz. China Pond tortoise
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Four primates, among others seized from animal smuggler in Hyderabad
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Members of the Commissioner's Task Force, south zone team, working along with forest department officials apprehended one person and seized four primates and a tortoise and turtle from his possession, according to the police on Monday.
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Andhra: 2 arrested for smuggling over 700 tortoises from Odisha
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Andhra police arrested two people and seized over 700 tortoises in Korukollu village of Krishna district on Saturday.
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