Alarming rate in India has decreased the number of turtles. This rate is maintained turtles will soon be extinct from the ground. World Turtle Day, environmentalists have made such a claim in the Tamil Nadu .

Was started by the United Turtle Rescue Society on May 23 in 2000 by the hand. Since then, every year on May 23 is celebrated as the day of the turtle's Day around the world. Originally designed to inform people about the tortoise and turtle save the day is celebrated. World Turtle Day was celebrated in Tamil Nadu  arrive. Chandrasekhar said the environmentalist, it's going to be smuggled out of India to the turtle at the turtle numbers have decreased alarmingly. This rate is maintained in the near future the country will become extinct turtle. This belief has medicinal qualities turtle meat is smuggled out of the turtle.
Candresekhara environmentalist said, "are smuggled turtles for meat. In India, one of the three match types of turtles. Turtle species in the Star increases soil fertility. This is a tradition of eating turtle meat. Although turtle meat is a medicinal quality. We are in the park  try to save the species. " strict laws to protect tortoise from the Environmentalists are pushing for. They also felt that the need for public awareness.