June 22: Mud snakes and star tortoises from Anantapur and Kadapa districts are being smuggled out of the state for a neat profit.
Unscrupulous traders from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Chittoor, Nellore, Kadapa and Anantapur in the state have been buying mud snakes weighing three kg for Rs 3 lakh and star turtles with stripes for Rs 4 lakh.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/ap-snakes-turtles-fetch-big-money-abroad
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-chronicle-hyderabad
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/reptiles
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-trade
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/anantapur-d
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chittoor-d