The animals graze the vegetation into a picturesque turf, fertilize the soil with their dung and disperse seeds over large ...

340 Indian Star Tortoises have been released back into the wild in the Central Chanda Forest Division on April 5. This marked one of the largest organised releases of this species in the state ...

The development marks one of the largest organised releases of Indian Star Tortoises in the state, following an intensive rehabilitation programme that began in late 2024. The tortoises ...

The Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans), a species native to northwest and southeast India, continues to face mounting threats from the illegal pet trade, according to the Wildlife Trust of ...

"This is the biggest-ever seizure in the past 10 years ... to a location where rare three-keeled land turtles and Indian star tortoises were being kept. Commercial trade in the Indian star ...

This marked one of the largest organised releases of this ... the reserve forests of Chandrapur has emerged as a home for Indian Star Tortoises rescued from the illegal wildlife trade.

The development marks one of the largest organised releases of Indian Star Tortoises in the state, following an intensive rehabilitation programme that began in late 2024. The tortoises ...