The Wildlife Crime Administration Unit (WCCU) of the Wooded enviornment Department has rescued practically 1,000 endangered turtles, weighing approximately 800 kilograms, throughout a raid on a warehouse in Shahrashti’s Kalibari Avenue home of Chandpur.
Right here’s the supreme-ever rescue of endangered sweetwater turtles within the ancient previous of the unit, acknowledged WCCU Inspector Asim Mallik.
The operation, performed from Monday (9 December) evening to Tuesday (10 December) morning in preserving with a tip-off, did not result in any arrests.
The turtles belonged to three endangered species – 500kg of Sundhi Kachim (Indian roofed turtle), 280kg of Kori Kaitta (brown roofed turtle), and 20kg of Holud Kachhap (yellow pond turtle), acknowledged Asim. “The entire rescued turtles were alive.”
“Native residents and traders instructed us that an unlawful syndicate had been working this alternate beneath the guise of fish procuring and selling for a lengthy time. The turtles were being kept on the warehouse to be smuggled to India by the Benapole border,” he acknowledged.
Asim highlighted that the rescued turtles are safe beneath the Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act 2012, which prohibits their captivity, transportation, or sale. “Moral motion is underway, and a case could be filed to lift those responsible to justice.”
“Right here’s the supreme seizure of turtles ever recorded in Bangladesh,” he acknowledged, collectively with, “The rescued turtles are on the 2d beneath the care of the Wooded enviornment Department and will soon be released into pure water bodies.”
This operation underscored the continuing battle towards flora and fauna trafficking in Bangladesh and the urgent need for stricter enforcement to provide protection to endangered species.
