Star tortoise, otters get Higher Protection at CITES

India’s proposal to upgrade the protection of star tortoises (Geochelone elegans), the smooth-coatedotter (Lutrogaleperspicillata) and small-clawed otters (Anoyxcinereus) in CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species on Wild Fauna and Flora) has been approved.

Indian Star Tortoise

  • It is a threatened species of tortoise found in dry areas and scrub forest in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
  • It is mostly herbivorous and feeds on grasses, fallen fruit, flowers, and leaves of succulent plants, but occasionally eats carrion.

Smooth-coated Otter

  • It is an otter species occurring in most of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, with a disjunct ....
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