The sudden death of rare star tortoises near the Sri Kurmanatha Temple has ignited public fury. Authorities are investigating ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

In a significant milestone for wildlife conservation, 340 Indian Star Tortoises have been successfully released into the wild at Jogapur Reserve Forest in the Rajura Forest Range of the Central ...

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 ...

SRIKAKULAM: The deaths of around 24 rare Indian star tortoises at the Sri Kurmanatha Swamy Temple in Srikurmam have sparked widespread outrage, with allegations of negligence and a cover-up ...

With this release, the reserve forests of Chandrapur has emerged as a home for Indian Star Tortoises rescued from the illegal wildlife trade. A final group continues to undergo rehabilitation and ...

The large-scale release of Indian Star Tortoises, led by the Maharashtra Forest Department under the leadership of Vivek Khandekar, the then Chief Wildlife Warden, was conducted in collaboration ...