Monday, July 30, 2012
Indian flapshell turtle- a locally threatened species
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The Indian Flapshell turtle is a locally threatened species in Goa as it is in high illegal demand for meat. Local populations in some areas have been completely wiped off and there is a dire need to survey and protect existing strong holds of this silent fresh water turtle species that is crucial for any pond or stream ecosystem.
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- nirmal kulkarni
- I am a wildlife ecologist working in the Western Ghats of the states of Goa,Karnataka and Maharashtra on lesser known fauna in general and herpetofauna in particular. My aim is also to photo document the lesser known fauna the Mahdei Bio region and create awareness amongst the masses of the same.
2 comments:
Never knew that Goa meat market has so much demand of Frog as well as Flapshell turtle meat at today's time also.
This particular post is of 2012, hope now in 2014 the situation is better???
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