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Over 100 endangered tortoises have been repatriated to Tanzania from Thailand to serve as evidence in an ongoing case against a wildlife smuggling network, Interpol announced on Friday. The 116 ...

Perhaps the most well-known species in the Galápagos is the giant tortoise, which can weigh over 500 pounds. In my experience, the best place to see them in the wild is in the highlands of Santa ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for ...

A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary by floods after a tropical cyclone. The 12,000 radiated ...

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Travelers can expect to see species like the giant tortoise and the blue-footed booby. Adventurous visitors can even hike to the rim of one of the world's largest volcanic craters. I've worked as ...

Flood waters a meter (3.2 feet) high engulfed the sanctuary, and the tortoises — many of them mere whippersnappers in the tortoise world at about 25-50 years old — were carried away.

radiated tortoises and Aldabra giant tortoises. All are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Tortoises are commonly removed from the wild for sale ...