Wild Indian star tortoises, like this one photographed in northern India, are popular pets throughout Asia. The demand is fueled partly by beliefs that the animal brings good luck.

The Indian star tortoise isn’t now considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the international body that sets conservation statuses for species around ...

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.

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.

During this time, they found at least 55,000 Indian start tortoises are poached every year in one single location in India. Indian star tortoises are kept as exotic pets or for spiritual purposes ...

The Indian star tortoise was upgraded to CITES Appendix I (threatened with extinction) by full consensus among all member states (of CoP18 with 183 countries), giving it the highest level of ...

A 78-year-old Huntington Beach man who pleaded guilty in 2005 to illegally buying dwarf Indian star tortoises from a reptile enthusiast website was among 231 people pardoned Monday by President ...

An Indian Star tortoise munches on greens after being rescued from the illegal trade market. Seven endangered tortoises smuggled into the U.S. from Malaysia are now on exhibit at the Cincinnati ...

Indian Star Tortoise Wikipedia (CBS/AP) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Authorities think a rare 13-year-old tortoise may have been stolen from a zoo in Colorado Springs. Officials at the Cheyenne ...

A total of 330 Indian star tortoises hidden in three suitcases left at Suvarnabhumi airport were seized on Thursday. Customs officials found the three suspected suitcases near the sixth baggage ...

170 Indian star tortoises found abandoned They were in two bags at K.R. Market bus stand Published - November 13, 2021 10:34 pm IST - Bengaluru. Special Correspondent .

Five plowshare and 325 Indian Star tortoises had been flown into the Southeast Asian country from Madagascar on May 14 and were documented in the flight’s manifest as stones, airport customs ...