Poaching and trafficking of tortoises and freshwater turtles in North India: TRAFFIC alerts enforcement agencies

TRAFFIC has issued an alert pointing towards poaching and trafficking of tortoises and freshwater turtles (TFTs) in north India, especially in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in the terai arc landscape (TAL); Bihar and West Bengal. The alert is sounded by the organisation to all wildlife law enforcement agencies in north India, after noticing the cases of large seizures in the TAL, and to highlight the need to take additional measures to curb poaching and illicit trade of TFTs in the region. 
 
Download the Alert here.