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Kanpur STF, Etawah Forest Dept recover 36 kg turtle calipee; 2 accused smu
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Kanpur Special Task Force (STF) and Etawah Forest Department team, in a joint operation, apprehended two smugglers at Etawah Railway Station while smuggling turtle calipee by train on Tuesday, said an official from the forest department.
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DRI rescues 436 baby Indian Tent Turtles in Lucknow
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Acting on the basis of specific intelligence developed by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Zonal Unit, Lucknow, seized 436 baby Indian Tent turtles from a person illegally transporting them interstate on Tuesday.
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Reetika Mitra Launched her Maiden Book Fooding Around
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4: Home Chef Reetika Mitra released her maiden book "Fooding Around'' amidst a group of food enthusiasts. Published by Turtle House, the book comprises 125 recipes which Reetika has perfected at her home kitchen over the years. As a passionate home chef and now an
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J-K: 6 devotees injured after minibus turns turtle in Udhampur
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the Additional Superintendent of Police, Udhampur, Anwar-ul-Haq, "Six people have been injured after a mini-bus carrying pilgrims met with an accident in Nallah Ghorian in Ghordi Block of Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district."
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DRI rescues 955 baby Gangetic turtles, six held
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"Concerted all-India efforts by the officers resulted in the interception of a total of 6 people and a total recovery of 955 live baby turtles of different species at Nagpur, Bhopal and Chennai on Saturday," the release added.
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National Karting Championship: Yatharth Gaur emerges victorious in tight f
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Yatharth, the Class 5 student of Manav Rachna International School in Faridabad, turned turtle after an accident in the Heat 2 but showed immense resilience to bounce back and take second place behind Darsh Nawalgaria in the 10-lap race in the Pre-finals. The very competitive Micro Max class
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Sri Lanka: Dead turtles found on shoreline after suspected underwater expl
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Senior Department of Wildlife Conservation officials claim that the carcasses have been discovered in the Kapungoda, Pamunugama, Muthurajawela Marsh, and Induruwa sea areas.
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Japan Aquarium begins joint study on sea turtle migration
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In the project, 100 satellite-tagged juvenile loggerheads will be released into the ocean over four years. The first batch of 25 turtles, which were around the age of 2 years, was released into waters to the north of Hawaii last month.
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"I'm a turtle, not a rabbit...": India's Hardik Pandya on his bowling work
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The all-rounder is currently with India's white-ball squad in West Indies, he had a full two months off after Indian Premier League (IPL) concluded on May 29. In this period, he "switched off" for a month and underwent physical conditioning for three weeks at the National Cricket Academy whe
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Major wildlife smuggling attempt foiled: DRI seizes 306 live exotic animal
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
“Among the confiscated animals were rare species of Turtles, including the Yellow Spotted Turtle, Albino Red Eared Slider Turtle, Asian/Chinese Leaf Turtle, and Red Bellied Short Head Turtle. In addition, Tortoises like the Greek Tortoise, Red-footed tortoise, and Asian Spurred Tortoise were
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DRI seizes 306 live exotic animals at Mumbai airport
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A total of 100 turtles ,62 tortoises ,110 snails ,30 juvenile crabs and 4 sting ray fishes which were concealed with the declared ornamental fishes, were recovered, DRI said in its a statement.
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"Bali Safari Park: Preserving the Majestic Pig-nosed Turtle - A Remarkable
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Gianyar [Indonesia], July 13: Join Bali Safari Park and the Papua Natural Resources Conservation Center on a mission to protect and preserve the majestic pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta). Witness their extraordinary journey from Bali to Papua, guided by Bali Safari Park's unwaverin
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