The unusual bright yellow creature, an albino Indian flapshell turtle, got rescued in West Bengal, India. And the internet thinks it looks like cheese, or an egg yolk. Journalist Bonnie Burton writes ...
The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...
Guwahati: Two truck drivers from Chhattisgarh were remanded in judicial custody on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in smuggling an Indian flapshell turtle, a species classified as “vulnerable” ...
The massive reptile, weighing nearly 50 kg, was found with minor abrasions, they added. "A rescue call came early morning, after a local family spotted a giant turtle struggling near a contaminated ...
RAHIM YAR KHAN: A Punjab Wildlife Department team on Tuesday rescued two Indian flapshell turtles (Lissemys punctata) from a well near Chowk Bahadurpur. Wildlife Assistant Director Sultan Anjum told ...
Three alleged wildlife smugglers were arrested here and 297 rare Indian flapshell turtles were recovered from their possession, police said on Thursday. Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinod Kumar said ...
A forest department team rescued an Indian flapshell turtle from a house in Omicron 2, Greater Noida, violating wildlife protection laws. According to the forest department, the water in the bucket ...
Indian flapshell turtles are not particularly rare but are a protected species - Copyright AFP - Indian flapshell turtles are not particularly rare but are a ...
BHUBANESWAR : In a major crackdown against illegal smuggling of protected wildlife species, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Monday seized 1,448 Indian flapshell turtles from Khurda ...