Indian Roofed Turtle Illegal In India

Wildlife authorities in uttarakhand have arrested a teenager from dehradun after he tried to sell indian roofed turtles an exotic species high demand in the illegal pet trade.

Indian roofed turtle illegal in india.

Here are the species that are illegal to keep as pets or trade in india. He used to find clients through facebook. Bibroni turtles are currently of threatened status due to hunting by tribes for eggs and meat consumption and trade. It is a common pet in the indian subcontinent.

Audithia turtle pelochelys bibroni the p. In october 2019 wildlife trade monitoring network traffic released a report which claimed that over the past decade since september 2009 at least more than 1 lakh freshwater turtles and tortoises were poached in illegal trade. It can be distinguished by the distinct roof at the topmost part of the shell. Bibroni turtles are currently of threatened status due to hunting by tribes for eggs and meat consumption and trade.

The boy identified as mohit garg had posted an advertisement on olx to sell these protected species. Only 10 species of turtles are banned in india from keeping as pets. Indian flapshell turtle lissemys punctata low risk indian roofed turtle pangshura tecta low risk indian tent turtle pangshura tentoria low risk chelonian threats. The indian roofed turtle pangshura tecta is a species of turtle in the family geoemydidae.

Audithia turtle pelochelys bibroni source. An investigative report published last year by the hague based ngo wildlife justice commission showed that most turtles feeding the illegal trade came from india along with malaysia and pakistan. Ganges soft shelled turtle trionyx gangeticus. In india despite the fact that sea turtles are protected under the indian wildlife protection act of 1972 under the schedule i part ii they face grave terrorization some of the major fear includes.

It is illegal to keep indian roofed turtles as pets but i only think this is because they are smuggled abroad so therefore they are now a protected species in india. It is found in the major rivers of south asia. An investigative report published last year by the hague based ngo wildlife justice commission showed that most turtles feeding the illegal trade came from india along with malaysia and pakistan. Turtleforum representative image.

Audithia turtle pelochelys bibroni the p.