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A star attraction: The illegal trade in Indian Star Tortoises [1]

We report on illegal international trade in Indian Star Tortoises (Geochelone elegans), with a particular focus on India and Thailand.Within India, this species has received protection as a Schedule IV list species of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 for over 40 years. This study documents the illegal trade of 55,000 individuals poached from just one ‘trade hub’ in India

Publication Date: 
09/11/2015
Neil D’Cruze [2], Bhagat Singh [3], Thomas Morrison & et al [4]
Nature Conservation [5]
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Tags:
Wildlife Trade [6], Reptiles [7], Illegal Trade [8], India [9], Thailand [10], CITES [11], Wildlife Act 1972 [12], Endangered Species [13], Poaching [14]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/star-attraction-illegal-trade-indian-star-tortoises
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/neil-d%E2%80%99cruze
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bhagat-singh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/thomas-morrison-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-conservation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-trade
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/reptiles
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thailand
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cites
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-act-1972
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poaching