Locals rescue rare yellow turtle with pink eyes from Odisha’s Balasore

The rare yellow turtle rescued by locals in Odisha's Balasore district (Image: Twitter/ IFS officer Susanta Nanda)

A rare yellow turtle was spotted in Odisha’s Balasore district on July 19. Locals from Sujanpur village rescued the turtle and handed it over to the Forest Department.

After spotting the unique turtle, the locals who spotted it called the Forest Department officials immediately.

According to senior IFS officer Susanta Nanda, the turtle appears to be an albino. Such aberration among turtles is rare and was spotted by locals of the Sindh region a few years ago.

He took to Twitter to share videos and images of the rare turtle that also has pink eyes. The IFS officer claimed that the pink eyes were a further indication that the turtle is an albino.

A rare yellow turtle was spotted & rescued in Balasore, Odisha yesterday.

Most probably it was an albino. One such aberration was recorded by locals in Sindh few years back. pic.twitter.com/ZHAN8bVccU

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— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) July 20, 2020

The fishermen of Odisha had rescued another rare turtle last month. The Trionychidae turtle was caught by locals at Deuli Dam, located in the Mayurbhanj district. The soft-shell turtle was later released into the dam by forest department officials.

With ANI inputs