Thousands of critically endangered tortoises were swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their lives after massive floods. The community near the Lavavolo Tortoise Center in ...

A total of 450 radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata) and spider tortoises (Pyxis arachnoides) have since been found dead. While most of the tortoises could float in the water and be rescued ...

The 12,000 radiated and spider tortoises that were housed at the Lavavolo Tortoise Center had been confiscated from illegal wildlife traffickers but faced a new and unexpected ordeal when Cyclone ...

The 12,000 radiated and spider tortoises that were housed at the Lavavolo Tortoise Center had been confiscated from illegal wildlife traffickers but faced a new and unexpected ordeal when Cyclone ...

Lavavolo Tortoise Center underwent a major renovation in 2018 when authorities seized a group of 10,000 radiated tortoises from wildlife traffickers and needed somewhere to keep them. More ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for ...