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Varanasi: In a major crackdown on wildlife trafficking, Khetasarai police in Jaunpur arrested two interstate professional traffickers and recovered 162 turtles weighing around 440 kg along with turtle ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it’s easy to envision them as armored warriors – their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks. These ...

Indian police have seized more than 6,000 freshwater turtles from poachers who planned to smuggle them out of the country. The live flapshell turtles were found stuffed in sacks near Amethi in Uttar ...