Man Arrested for Online Trading of Rare Turtles in Lahore
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Law enforcement officials in Lahore have arrested a suspect accused of engaging in the online trade of rare Indian flapshell turtles. The Indian flapshell turtle, a freshwater species native to South Asia, is protected due to its distinctive femoral flaps that aid in protecting its limbs when it retracts into its shell.
The suspect, apprehended by wildlife department officials, was found in possession of the protected turtle in Lahore’s Shalimar tehsil. An FIR has been registered against him at the Baghbanpura police station. This incident follows a separate case where an individual was arrested for bird netting in Lahore’s Cantonment tehsil, while wildlife staff imposed a fine of Rs20,000 on an illegal bird hunter in Chunian.
In Minchinabad tehsil, authorities recovered four wild parrots, a Raa parrot, and a grey francolin during a search warrant operation, subsequently registering an FIR against the accused. In Rajanpur, an Assistant Chief Wildlife Ranger led a team that seized two netting devices used to trap quails and initiated legal proceedings against the suspects.
Additionally, in Kallar Kahar, authorities seized a significant amount of land allocated for wildlife conservation from illegal occupants.
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