Indian Star Tortoise News
Over 2200 Indian Star tortoises were rescued at Chennai airport
They were being smuggled to Thailand
The animals were handed over to the state forest department
The endangered species, also known as 'Geochelone elegans' were being exported from India to Bangladesh.
WAP discovered evidence of a thriving international criminal operation, with tortoises smuggled in boxes hidden under food items such as vegetables or fish.
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