The Rachakonda Police on Wednesday seized 286 star tortoises and 160 red-eared slider tortoises smuggled from Andhra Pradesh for sale in Hyderabad. While star tortoises are an endangered species, the ...

Hyderabad: The sleuths of the Special Operations Team (SOT), Malkajgiri Zone, along with the Forest Range Officer (FRO) from Uppal, arrested two persons involved in smuggling star tortoises and ...

Inga Cotton has learned to love the Zen of the red-eared slider turtle. Usually that means following the turtle’s slow-but-steady lead at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, where for about a decade ...

Hyderabad: Rachakonda police on Wednesday arrested two individuals for illegally trading star tortoises and red-eared slider turtles in violation of the Wildlife Protection Act. Authorities seized 160 ...

I am an 80-year-old woman who has a red-striped turtle. I've had him for over 10 years. Unfortunately, I'm no longer able to care for him. Do you know a place that will take him? Red-eared sliders are ...

A red-eared slider in Maharashtra. The turtle originated in the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. | Rahul Kulkarni / Mongabay India Around three months ago, Adithyan D Thambi, a Class 6 ...

Inga Cotton has learned to love the Zen of the red-eared slider turtle. Usually that means following the turtle’s slow-but-steady lead at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, where for about a decade ...

HYDERABAD: Police busted an interstate tortoise smuggling racket in Rachakonda on Tuesday and rescued 286 star tortoises, 160 red-eared slider tortoises, and other materials, all worth Rs 64 lakh. The ...

Long regarded as one of the longest-living pets you could ever own, turtles surprise many pet owners with how long they can live. Whether you have a red eared slider or a map turtle, these reptiles ...