A total of 192 star tortoises that were seized while being smuggled out of the country have found a new home in the Sathyamangalam forests.
A total of 497 tortoises were confiscated in different incidents and handed over to Arignar Anna Zoological Park at Vandalur near Chennai for rehabilitation. The Forest Department, in association with the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), carried out the rehabilitation process at the zoological park for a few months.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/sathyamangalam-forests-home-rescued-star-tortoises
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/erode-d
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/turtles
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rehabilitation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dindigul-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/salem-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vellore-d
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-trust-india-wti
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
