Mr. Sharma said there were about 20 Indian Roofed Turtle in the pond. Following the conservation efforts, new turtle hatchlings were recently spotted in it. Published - September 03, 2018 09:28 pm IST ...

Turtles have traditionally been conserved in several temple ponds of Assam as they are believed to be a reincarnation of Lord Vishnu. The turtles in the Nagshankar temple complex, cared for by the TSA ...

Pune forest department registers case against a hotel owner for housing an Indian roofed turtle, a Schedule-1 animal. Wildlife warden initiates investigation under the Indian Wildlife (Protection ...

Scientists of the Indian Botanic Garden in Howrah have stumbled upon a huge colony of the Indian Roofed Turtle (pangshura tecta) in one of the 24 lakes inside the garden. The discovery is ...

Out of 478, the majority were Indian star tortoises, followed by the Indian roofed turtle, spotted pond turtle, Indian tent turtle, crowned river turtle and brown roofed turtle. "During the course ...

The Indian Roofed Turtle has been protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. It is typically found in northern, central and peninsular India.

A brown roofed turtle (pangshura smithi) at the Yamuna biodiversity park. ... An Indian softshell turtle (nilssonia gangetica) killed at the National Chambal Sanctuary.

The Indian roofed turtle — Pangshura tecta — is a species of the Pangshura family of turtle found in the major rivers of the South. This is a quiet-water turtle, occurring in quiet streams ...

All three species they found — the Indian roofed turtle (Pangshura tecta), the Indian eyed turtle (Morenia petersi) and the Indian flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata) — are protected species ...

A team from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), along with Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) officials, apprehended two accused in possession of 65 Indian Roofed Turtles and Spotted Pond ...

A rescued Indian roofed turtle (Pangshura tecta). Image by Sadiqur Rahman. WCCU staff pose with the turtles they confisctated at a temporary storage warehouse in Chandpur.