Rare Ploughshare tortoises are having their shell engraved to try to stop people stealing them. Their gold and black shells are worth lots of money. There are only 500 left in the world.

Singapore — Conservation organisations fighting to save one of the world’s most threatened tortoises from poachers are resorting to engraving identification codes onto the animals’ shells to ...

A critically endangered tortoise, highly sought after by wildlife traffickers because of its unusual star-shaped shell, has been stolen from Perth Zoo. The 10-year-old radiated tortoise was ...

With black duct tape covering the prosthetic shell — it will need to be removable so it can be replaced every three years as George continues to grow — the tortoise moved around Hughes ...

Ploughshare tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) Known only from the Baie de Baly National Park in northwestern Madagascar, the gold-and-black-shelled ploughshare tortoise is down to fewer than 100 ...

A tortoise having its shell painted as part of a whimsical art project would indeed feel harassed. The FFWCC has reason for concern. Any turtle with paint all over its shell loses its camouflage ...

It’s thought there is a black-market breeding program involving this type of tortoise, the fourth largest tortoise in the world. They can reach a maximum weight of up to 40kg, but generally ...