Wildlife dept to conduct census of turtles at Mansar Lake

Jammu: The wildlife protection department will conduct a census of turtles found in the Mansar Lake in Samba district. Adviser to Governor K Vijay Kumar directed the department to conduct the census and also study their feeding and nesting pattern so that some strong measures could be taken for conservation of the endangered species. Kumar, who was speaking at an interaction session with the forest department functionaries, stressed framing an effective action plan for further strengthening and improving the overall functioning of the department and its allied wings. pti