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Thane: Seized star tortoises to be sent back home
Updated On: 21 December, 2022 08:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Thane forest dept plans to repatriate reptiles that are being treated at various centres
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The species is one of the most trafficked in the world owing to the unique star-like pattern on its shell. File pic
The Thane forest department plans to repatriate Indian star tortoises that were seized and recovered recently.
The department`s territorial wing has around 100 such reptiles, which are being cared for at the Shilphata Transit Treatment Centre, Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) and Bhavan`s treatment centre as well as by the NGOs Wildlife Welfare Association (WWA), Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) and PAWS Mumbai.
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