The Environment Ministry today designated protected status to another 12 species under the Environment Protection Act.
The protected species are all types of turtles found in the Maldives, dolphins, napoleon wrasse, giant clams, black coral, whale sharks, conch, all types of whales and corals, sharks, all types of clams, pregnant lobsters and lobsters less than 25 centimetres.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/12-species-declared-protected
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/haveeru-daily-maldives
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maldives
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dolphin
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/whales
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/corals
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-conservation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-life
