Forcing Turtles Out of Their Shells
Turtle meat used to improve sex drive.
By Hilal Nakiboglu Isler, January 8, 2007, Issues, Business, Health, Animals, Environment, Daily
Image: Zoological Society of London
About $23,600 worth of rare Indian freshwater turtles were seized in Uttar Pradesh earlier today.
Turtle meat is routinely sold on the black market as a specialty aphrodisiac.
“Preliminary investigations suggest that a large chunk of the contraband finds its way to Southeast Asian countries, where turtle meat is converted into crunchy chips for convenient consumption,” explains Ram Kumar, a UP-police chief.
India has 28 species of tortoises and freshwater turtles “making it one of the most diverse chelonian faunas in the world ([1] source).”
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