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Yangtze Turtle Nears Extinction After Last Known Female Found Dead
Before this, another female Yangtze turtle - the penultimate surviving female - died in 2019 after she was put under general anaesthetic.
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More Than 1.1 Million Sea Turtles Poached During Last 30 Years: Study
Scientists from Arizona State University have said in a new study that more than 1.1 million sea turtles have been illegally killed and in some cases trafficked in a 30-year period from 1990 to 2020.
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36 Fishermen Taken Into Custody for Unlawful Fishing Activity in Odisha
Stepping up its protection drive ahead of mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles, forest personnel have taken into custody 36 fishermen in separate mid-sea interceptions along Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha in the past four days, officials said.
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9 Chinese Fishermen Freed From Philippine Jail
The Philippines has freed nine Chinese fishermen convicted of poaching endangered Sea Turtles, after they completed one-year jail terms, officials said today.
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220 rare turtles found on Mumbai-bound train in Uttar Pradesh
A huge cache of rare turtles stuffed in two bags was discovered by Government Railway Police (GRP) on board the Mumbai-bound Pushpak Express. The turtles, aged between one-seven years, are of a rare species. They were apparently being smuggled by a wildlife poaching gang, police said on Monday.
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Yangtze Turtle Nears Extinction After Last Known Female Found Dead
Before this, another female Yangtze turtle - the penultimate surviving female - died in 2019 after she was put under general anaesthetic.
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More Than 1.1 Million Sea Turtles Poached During Last 30 Years: Study
Scientists from Arizona State University have said in a new study that more than 1.1 million sea turtles have been illegally killed and in some cases trafficked in a 30-year period from 1990 to 2020.
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36 Fishermen Taken Into Custody for Unlawful Fishing Activity in Odisha
Stepping up its protection drive ahead of mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles, forest personnel have taken into custody 36 fishermen in separate mid-sea interceptions along Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha in the past four days, officials said.
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9 Chinese Fishermen Freed From Philippine Jail
The Philippines has freed nine Chinese fishermen convicted of poaching endangered Sea Turtles, after they completed one-year jail terms, officials said today.
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220 rare turtles found on Mumbai-bound train in Uttar Pradesh
A huge cache of rare turtles stuffed in two bags was discovered by Government Railway Police (GRP) on board the Mumbai-bound Pushpak Express. The turtles, aged between one-seven years, are of a rare species. They were apparently being smuggled by a wildlife poaching gang, police said on Monday.
