Agra: A total of 52 endangered turtles and 13 parakeets have been rescued from poachers and smugglers in a drive launched by the Uttar Pradesh forest department with the support of NGO Wildlife SOS.

Under the drive, launched to control activities of poachers and wildlife smugglers operating in the Agra region, in the last two days, authorities have managed to rescue endangered turtles and parakeets from different areas.