Smuggler With 195 Star Tortoises Arrested Along Indo-Bangladesh Border

Smuggler With 195 Star Tortoises Arrested Along Indo-Bangladesh Border

The Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested a smuggler and recovered 195 Indian star tortoises from his possession along the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in West Bengal's North 24-Parganas district. Star tortoises are found in central and southern parts of India, western Pakistan and Sri Lanka. They are a threatened species and come under Schedule IV of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade i…

BSF arrests smuggler with 195 star tortoises along Indo-B’desh border

Kolkata, Sep 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested a smuggler and recovered 195 Indian star tortoises from his possession along the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in West Bengal's North 24-Parganas district. Star tortoises are found in central and southern parts of India, western Pakistan and Sri Lanka. They are a threatened species and come under Schedule IV of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and Appendix II of the Con…