A rare Asian brown Tortoise rescued from captor in South Mizoram
Phura (Mizoram): A rare Asian brown tortoise (Manouria emys) was rescued from a resident of Phura Village in the southern district of Saiha in Mizoram, and released into the wild by the members of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) - Emergency Relief Network (ERN).
The captor finally agreed to surrender the tortoise after being persuaded by the members along with those of a local youth association Mara Thyutlia Py (MTP).
Source: Wildlife Trust of India
Posted: June 19th, 2008 under General.
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