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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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6,850 live red-eared slider turtles seized from 2 passengers at Trichy air
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Acting on specific intelligence, the AIU officers of Tiruchi intercepted the two passengers at the airport exit gate. On examination of their checked-in luggage, the officers found small-sized live turtles concealed in small boxes inside the stroller bag of each passenger," customs official
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BSF rescues 140 turtles from smugglers on Indo-Bangladesh border
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Border Out Post New Pipli, Adhoc SB-III Battalion, under South Bengal Frontier, successfully thwarted the plans of smugglers and liberated 140 turtles from their clutches. These smugglers were attempting to smuggle the turtles from India to Bangladesh, an official statement said.
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Sharjah aquarium releases 8 endangered turtles back to their natural habit
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Similarly, hawksbill turtles, known locally as "Ahmsa," are also classified as endangered. These turtles, characterised by their distinctive beak-like mouth, can grow up to 114 cm in length and live for approximately 50 years.
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Police rescue 13 turtles from UP's Etawah, arrest 3 poachers
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A total of 13 live turtles of protected species were recovered from the accused by a joint team of the Forest Department and Special Task Force.
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Fashionista Samantha Kochharr arrives at the literary scene with her debut
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 13 (ANI/PNN): Samantha Kochharr's first book Arribada: The Arrival, is an extension of her spiritual journey and an experiential account of life events. Dollops of distilled wisdom seep in as the pages turn, and the reader embarks on a journey of a kind
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Railway Protection Force recovers 150 turtles from bogie of North East Exp
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Acting on a tip-off, Railway Protection Force personnel recovered 150 turtles from a sleeper class bogie of the North East Express at Uttar Pradesh's Deen Dayal Upadhyay junction and detained nine people in this connection.
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Sea turtles can adapt to rapidly changing world due to surprise changes in
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Around 100 million years ago, a group of land-dwelling turtles took to the oceans, eventually evolving into the sea turtles that we know today. However, the genetic foundations that have enabled them to thrive in oceans throughout the world have remained largely unknown.
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Scientists reveal that plastic pollution in the oceans is an equity issue
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Many people are aware of plastic pollution in the oceans. Photos of turtles or seabirds entangled in plastic garbage first went viral in the 1990s, and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now the focus of highly publicized cleanup efforts.
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US welcomes India's participation in Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
US and India held the 13th Ministerial-level meeting of the United States-India Trade Policy Forum (TPF) in Washington, which was co-chaired by US Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai and Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal.
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Research highlights responsive mechanism of organisms against chromosome i
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A study led by an Iowa State University researcher on softshell turtles could possibly highlight an important evolutionary process in a number of different species worldwide. Check out how.
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