Roaming free in paradise: Seychelles' giant tortoises and their special bond with India

Oct 29, 2025

Aldabra tortoises are one of the largest tortoise species in the world, with males weighing up to 550 pounds. They have a dark grey...

Rare star tortoises found dead near Srikurmam temple

Apr 21, 2025

Rare star tortoises were found dead near the sacred Sri Kurmanatha Temple in Srikakulam district.

Gujarat Forest dept recovers 14 star tortoises from house in Vadodara

Aug 09, 2021

Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], August 9 : Fourteen star-tortoises were recovered from a house in Vadodara on Sunday.

Pune forest dept arrest 2 for smuggling tortoises

Nov 20, 2020

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], November 20 : The Pune forest department on Friday have arrested two people and busted a racket smuggling tortoises.

140 tortoises seized from train at UP's Manikpur station

Jun 14, 2021

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 14 : Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Sunday seized 140 tortoises from the Saket Express at Uttar Pradesh's Manikpur...

Chennai Air Cargo Customs seizes 1,364 live star tortoises

Jan 05, 2022

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 5 : The Chennai Air Cargo customs here on Wednesday seized 1,364 live star tortoises which were being smuggled...