Rudrapur: The rare sighting of a softshell turtle at an altitude of around 2,950 feet (about 900 metres) in Bageshwar district has prompted the state forest department to consider conducting a survey ...

Turtles are often unfairly maligned as fish killers that ruin the ecosystems of our ponds, rivers, and streams. The facts are that many turtles are omnivores and consume large amounts of aquatic ...