In January, severe flooding caused by two cyclones severely damaged Itampolo’s Lavavolo Tortoise Center, located in Ampanihy ...

Indian star tortoise is a protected species under Schedule IV of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, which mandates not only protection of the species, but also its habitat, the petition filed by ...

In addition, when settlers arrived on the islands, they took over the tortoises’ habitats and brought along invasive animals like goats, donkeys, black rats, and pigs. In just a few generations ...

Nampally lake in Hyderabad's Public Gardens is drying up, endangering its aquatic life, including tortoises introduced two months ago. Due to sewage contamination and summer heat, most fish have ...

Origin: Tropical, sub-Saharan Africa Habitat: Found in Florida in urban areas, buildings, walls, fences, and trees; they prefer sunny spots for basking African spurred tortoises, also called ...