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70 turtle hatchlings from two Assam temples released in Pobitora Wildlife
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Pobitora (Assam) [India] Sept 4 (ANI): With Assam being home to 20 species of freshwater turtles and tortoises out of 29 species present in India, about 70 hatchlings of the Black Softshell and Indian Softshell turtles which bred in the ponds of two temples in Assam have been released in the
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Chhattisgarh: Police releases 3 tortoises from legal custody
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): The Chhattisgarh Police on Thursday released three tortoises, which were kept in the legal custody from the last four years, into the Shivnath River in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district.
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Andhra: One person nabbed with 500 Indian star tortoises
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 30 (ANI): A passenger was nabbed by officials of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) from Vijayawada Railway Station on Monday and 500 Indian star tortoises were rescued.
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Maharashtra: Injured tortoise found in Kachrali Lake in Thane, rescued
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], July 29 (ANI): Heavy rains lashing Maharashtra seems to be taking a toll on animals too.
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Climate change may affect giant tortoise's ability to migrate
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 19 (ANI): Climate change is a factor that might affect the Galapagos or giant tortoise's ability to migrate at the right time, reveals a study. The creatures are known to take the migration routes to look for the right temperature and the right food quality, the
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Galapagos giant tortoise thought 'extinct' found after 100 years
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): A living member of a species of giant tortoise long thought to be extinct has been discovered on the Galapagos island of Ferdinandina.
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WB: 1 arrested in possession of 19 tortoises
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Midnapore (West Bengal) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Officials from Belda Forest Department recovered 19 tortoises from Khakurda market here on Sunday, and arrested one man in connection with the case.
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523 Indian star tortoises seized from train passenger in Mumbai
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Sep 6 (ANI): In a joint operation with Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and Forest Department, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials on Thursday seized 523 endangered Indian star tortoises from one train passenger at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
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Slow and steady wins the race!
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 27 (ANI): Remember that old story, where we learnt that slow and steady always wins the race? Turns out, over the long-run, the race will indeed go to the slower, steadier animal.
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Vizag: 1125 endangered tortoises species seized, 3 arrested
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Vizag (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 05 (ANI): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 1125 Indian Star tortoises from Vizag railway station and arrested three people who were illegally transporting the tortoises.
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406 star tortoises seized, two held
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Vijayawada [Andhra Pradesh] [India], Feb 20 (ANI): At least two persons were apprehended by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) here on Tuesday for trafficking 406 Indian star tortoises.
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75% of pet reptiles die within a year: Study
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 27 (ANI): You may have to avoid keeping those reptiles and amphibians like turtles, snakes, lizards, tortoises as pets as 75 per cent of them die during their first year, warns a recent study.
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