Turtle calipee is a fatty gelatinous layer found immediately over the lower shell of a turtle and esteemed as a delicacy. Recently, a lot of seizures of calipee of turtles has taken place in ...

Kanpur, Mar 31 (PTI) The Special task force (STF) of UP Police has unearthed an international gang of turtle smugglers and arrested the gang leader here with 27 kg of dried turtle calipee, an official ...

The dried soft shell turtle calipee, packed in two bags, were of endangered turtle species, found around ponds and rivers near National Chambal Sanctuary, said conservation Officer (NMCG ...

On November 27, West Bengal Police seized 270 kg of turtle calipee (a gelatinous layer found in the lower shells of turtles, believed to be used in traditional Chinese medicine) in Malda district.

Kanpur, Apr 2 (PTI) In yet another crackdown, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) today nabbed two smugglers with 103 kgs of dried soft shell turtle calipee here. Also Read: Section 144 ...

NEW DELHI: The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has warned that traffickers are using women carriers to smuggle dried turtle calipee from India. It is further trafficked to Bangladesh for its ...

Turtle calipee is sold at exorbitant rates in China and Southeast Asian countries (Representative Photo) Police said that the arrested accused are residents of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.