The Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) is a sight to behold, with its obsidian shell and the striking ... cofounder of an NGO called Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises of India, is worried ...

The driver subsequently led the enforcement officers to a location where rare three-keeled land turtles and Indian star tortoises were being kept. Commercial trade in the Indian star tortoise was ...

According to online animal encyclopedia Animalia, the Indian star tortoise is a threatened species, whose name comes from the star-like patterns on its shell. It is listed as “vulnerable” in ...

received a 16-month jail sentence in Singapore for smuggling 58 endangered Indian star tortoises. He transported the reptiles in his luggage, intending to travel from India to Jakarta via Singapore.

The driver subsequently led the enforcement officers to a location where rare three-keeled land turtles and Indian star tortoises were being kept. Commercial trade in the Indian star tortoise was ...

Hyderabad: Rachakonda police on Wednesday arrested two individuals for illegally trading star tortoises and red-eared slider turtles in violation of the Wildlife Protection Act. Authorities seized ...

Micro-scratches within the grooves of the stone turtle shell show ... the turtles and tortoises crop up in religions and myths throughout Asia, Africa, North America and the Indian subcontinent ...