Bengaluru: Police seize 401 Indian star tortoises, one held

Nov 16, 2021

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 17 : Bengaluru Kalasipalyam Police has seized a total of 401 Indian star tortoises and arrested the man who was...

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.

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...

"Illegal wildlife trade has no place in Delhi": Environment minister Sirsa vows strict action against offenders, praises team that rescued 54 parakeets, 49 tortoises from pet shop

Oct 21, 2026

Manjinder Singh Sirsa said, “103 protected birds and turtles were rescued today from a pet shop in Moti Nagar. That’s 54 parakeets and 49...

DRI seizes two leopard pelts; 180 live Indian star tortoises; 12 live tokay geckos; around 24 kg pangolin scales; 500 grams’ tiger bones

Sep 10, 2026

Continuing its intelligence-led crackdown on the illegal trafficking of protected wildlife and wildlife derivatives, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) conducted six significant operations...