Red eared slider turtle

Invasive south red-eared slider turtle poses threat to Indian biodiversity

In India, keeping indigenous turtles as pets is prohibited under the wildlife protection act. But the foreign breeds are not restricted and are kept as pets in many families across India, The species is already spread across many Indian states and poses a threat to all species of its kind, including soft-shell and hard-shell turtles.
The species is considered one of the world’s 100 worst invasive non-native species.

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