Thursday, 31 May 2012
PRESS Release by
Nisha Kunju (Administrator & PRO : PAWS-Mumbai)
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| I was shocked to see
it -- Sofia Hayat
Sofia
observing the rescued turtle in plastic bag
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It’s a Red Eared Slider Turtle, which is not a
native species of India, but it’s illegally sale in Indian pet markets. Due to
which it is easily available to public who keep it as pet. There is many blind
faith behind keeping it as a pet, few of the reason are Good Luck, Fengshui and
Vastu. As it is not native species so we can’t release it in natural pond where
our native species found, we are planning to send it to rehabilitation center
said Sunish Subramanian of PAWS-Mumbai.
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| Red Eared Slider Turtle enjoying the FREEDOM |
About Red Eared Slider
Turtle
Red-eared
sliders are almost entirely aquatic, but leave the water to bask in the sun and lay eggs. These reptiles are deceptively fast and are also
decent swimmers. They hunt for prey and will attempt to capture it when
the opportunity presents itself. They are aware of predators and people, and generally shy away
from them. The red-eared slider is known to frantically slide off rocks and
logs when approached.
Contrary to
the popular misconception, red-eared sliders do not have saliva. They,
like most aquatic turtles, have fixed tongues, so they must eat their food in
water.
If you come across any such incident or
wildlife trade do call PAWS-Mumbai Helpline 9833480388 or E-mail at
pawsmumbai@gmail.com, the name of informer will be kept confident. You can also
inform about it to nearest Forest Office too.
Read
the blind faith story behind keeping turtle as a pet visit : http://shuangxingfu.blogspot.in/2010/05/rearing-tortoises-for-good-feng-shui.html
For more information & detail please call
Sunish Subramanian Kunju (Secretary : PAWS-Mumbai) on
PAWS-Mumbai helpline +91 9833480388 or Personal Cell +91 9892179542
More Photographs of Rescue
in backet from the plastic bag
