Tortoise Blog

1,000 tortoises rescued, smuggler arrested

Abdul Qadir, TNN Dec 18, 2013, 04.05AM IST

GAYA: Gaya police, late on Monday busted a…

36 turtle carcasses found

TNN Dec 6, 2013, 04.11PM IST

BERHAMPUR: At least 36 carcasses of Olive Ridley turtles were washed…

Tortoises in Diss on the hunt for homes

Tuesday 27 August 2013

Sophie with a Sulcatta Tortoise called Scooter and a baby tortoise at last…

Help return missing tortoise from Uffington

Sunday 4 August 2013

Ken, a male Hermann’s tortoise, about 10 years old was picked up by twn men…

Linton Zoo tortoises to be homed across Europe

Tuesday 23 July 2013

Sulcata Tortoises at Linton Zoo

By Jack Tappin  Published on 20/07/2013…

Nesting Gulf loggerheads face offshore risks

Jul 15, 2013

Threatened loggerhead sea turtles in the northern Gulf of Mexico can travel distances…

New Project Chronicles and Conserves Native Tortoises

By Adrian Hirsch July 5, 2013 | 9:52 am

Many American believe they have to travel to exotic…

Shell-shocked station staff

Sunday 30 June 2013

Published on 19/06/2013 11:27

Staff at Wirksworth Train Station were…

Tortoise sanctuary on Ganga obstructs developmental work, likely likely to shift

TNN Jun 20, 2013, 12.22PM IST VARANASI: The tortoise sanctuary spread in a stretch of 7km of Ganga…

Few turtles keep date with nesting on Goa's beaches

Paul Fernandes, TNN Jun 16, 2013, 06.20AM IST PANAJI: Arrivals of tourists rose by 4% during the…

Boys heartbroken after tortoise stolen

Friday 14 June 2013

13-year old Edward Procter and brothers Oliver (left) and Luke (right) are…

How did the turtle get its shell?

By Carolyn Y. Johnson  Globe Staff   May 30, 2013

Tyler Lyson

The skeleton of the South African…

Turtle rescue mission

Last Updated on Monday, May 13, 2013 04:54 pm Written by Alex Davis Monday, May 13, 2013 04:35 pm

4-foot turtle found from Tapi shores

TNN May 10, 2013, 05.14AM IST SURAT: A four-foot fresh water turtle, weighing 25 kg, was rescued…

Forest officers seize turtle in Nashik

Sumita Sarkar, TNN Apr 28, 2013, 02.15AM IST

NASHIK: A turtle’s picture uploaded on a free…

Life at Tortoise Prison Camp in Madagascar

Apr 15, 2013 at 6:44 PM PDT By percy Lipinski

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Two more turtle nestings spread cheer in Mandrem

Paul Fernandes, TNN Mar 24, 2013, 04.28AM IST

MANDREM: Two Olive Ridley turtles surfacing on the…