tortoises

<!-- -->Sri Lankan star tortoises are the same species as that found in India. (Representational)Colombo: Sri Lankan customs officers have seized 206 live star tortoises, which are listed as an endangered species, that were being…

Ecuadorian officials have launched an investigation into the recent killings of four Galápagos giant tortoises on the heels of a butchering that left 15 of the critically endangered species dead last year. Authorities believe that…

QUITO : Scientists have discovered that a type of giant tortoise present on one of Ecuador's Galapagos Islands is not from the species it was previously thought to be, Galapagos National Park said.A study concluded that the giant…