Indian star tortoises are illegal to sell internationally but they are still being shipped throughout Asia. Wild Indian star tortoises, like this one photographed in northern India, are popular ...

Following intelligence from a joint team of animal welfare organisations — OIPA, ACF, and PAWS-Mumbai — the Maharashtra ...

Indian star tortoises are now the stars of the pet trade. They used to be a species conservationists didn’t worry about. Occasionally one would show up at a Hindu temple as an object of worship ...

Star-patterned Indian tortoises are found in homes across Asia, where they are commonly kept as pets. One can also see them in a temple, praised as the living incarnation of a Hindu god.

Organised criminal gangs have moved into the illegal trading of Indian star tortoises Ryan Poplin/Flickr The shocking scale of the illegal poaching and trade of Indian star tortoises has been ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) is a little-known, but common, victim of illegal wildlife trade. In 2014, at least 55,000 wild ...

The Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) is a sight to behold, with its obsidian shell and the striking Sun-yellow star patterns adorning it. These tortoises are hardy herbivores and are ...

The Forest Department on Sunday seized an Indian star tortoise from the baggage of a passenger, who had arrived from Coimbatore on Amritha Express, at Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station.

Jakarta, Indonesia, 12th March 2012—19 Indian Star Tortoises seized in Indonesia’s largest airport, Jakarta’s Soekarno Hatta, have been returned to India, their country of origin. Indonesian ...

Chatra: A rare Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) was discovered near Morsherwa pahad in Pathalgada block of Chatra district on Sunday evening. Local farmer Bhekhlal Dangi first noticed the ...

SINGAPORE: A man was transiting through Singapore in August when he was caught at Changi Airport with 58 Indian star tortoises in his luggage. Indian national Abdul Jaffar Haji Ali was ...