Several rare star tortoises were killed in a mysterious fire at the Sri Kurmanatha Swamy Temple in Andhra Pradesh's Srikurmam village. The tortoises are revered in the temple where Lord Vishnu is ...

Under Indian law, the star tortoise is placed in Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, a category that offers the lowest level of legal protection to wildlife.

The driver subsequently led the enforcement officers to a location where rare three-keeled land turtles and Indian star tortoises were being kept. Commercial trade in the Indian star tortoise was ...