Operation Turtshield
- Operation Turtshield: Launched by WCCB in collaboration with the West Bengal Forest Department, aimed at curbing smuggling and trading of protected species of turtles in parts of India.
- The Soft Shell Turtle is a species enlisted in the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as threatened species.
- The IUCN status of Indian Flap shell Turtle is “Least Concern” and Indian Peacock Softshell Turtles are listed as “Vulnerable”.
- The Indian Peacock Softshell Turtles are listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act and Appendix I of CITES.