Gujarat Forest dept recovers 14 star tortoises from house in Vadodara

Aug 09, 2021

Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], August 9 : Fourteen star-tortoises were recovered from a house in Vadodara on Sunday.

Pune forest dept arrest 2 for smuggling tortoises

Nov 20, 2020

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], November 20 : The Pune forest department on Friday have arrested two people and busted a racket smuggling tortoises.

140 tortoises seized from train at UP's Manikpur station

Jun 14, 2021

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 14 : Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Sunday seized 140 tortoises from the Saket Express at Uttar Pradesh's Manikpur...

Bengaluru: Police seize 401 Indian star tortoises, one held

Nov 16, 2021

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 17 : Bengaluru Kalasipalyam Police has seized a total of 401 Indian star tortoises and arrested the man who was...

Chennai Air Cargo Customs seizes 1,364 live star tortoises

Jan 05, 2022

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 5 : The Chennai Air Cargo customs here on Wednesday seized 1,364 live star tortoises which were being smuggled...

Delhi: 19 tortoises, 40 parrots recovered in raid on pet shop

Jun 24, 2023

The Delhi Police has recovered 19 special species of tortoises and 40 special species of parrots in northeast Delhi's Shastri Park area, the officials...