TODAY -
Turtle rescued
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 13, 2013:
A Malayan Box Turtle landed in the safe hand of PFA Thoubal today.
According to a statement, PFA was informed that a turtle was found at Kakwa.
The PFA team immediately moved to Kakwa and found a Malayan Box Turtle.
The beautiful turtle was rescued by one Dr Joymati Oinam of Kakwa Namakpam Leikai from the hands of some local young boys who want to eat its meat.
The young boys got the turtle from an old women who found it crawling on a foot path, it said.
Malayan Box Turtle is listed in schedule 4 of WLPA.
The same will be release at a suitable site, the statement added.
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