Bangkok, Thailand, 29th August 2012—A suitcase filled with a whopping 890 Indian Star Tortoises has been seized, and an Indian national arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International airport. Almost ...
Railway Police rescue star tortoise from smuggler during train inspection in Secunderabad; accused faces judicial remand.
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 illegal trafficking of the Indian star tortoise, an IUCN-listed vulnerable species, is thriving despite its trade being restricted under CITES Appendix II and domestic legislation in all three ...
Two people were arrested in Thailand in connection with a group of stolen Burmese star tortoises, a critically endangered species, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced on Tuesday. The ...
In the Kailali region of Nepal, a star-covered creature was confirmed for the first time. Street View Image from September 2024 © 2025 Google In a forest in southern ...
They’re pretty. They’re harmless. And they won’t give you salmonella, unlike the once popular pet, the red-eared slider turtle. Indian star tortoises are now the stars of the pet trade. They used to ...
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