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ZSI turtle survey focus on conservation efforts [1]

Worried over the declining turtle population in the country, the Zoological Survey of India is in the process of undertaking a new survey of fresh water turtles inhabiting the Ganga to collect scientific knowledge on the current population and bio-ecology of the endangered species.

The research is being led by Doon-based Dr Archana Bahugna, a ZSI scientist specialising in Mammology and will col

Publication Date: 
28/02/2011
Pioneer (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Turtles [3], Wildlife [4], Endangered Species [5], Ganga [6], Wildlife Act 1972 [7], Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [8], Crocodiles [9], Climate Change [10]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/zsi-turtle-survey-focus-conservation-efforts
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/pioneer-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/turtles
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ganga
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-act-1972
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crocodiles
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change