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 ...

No two Radiated Tortoises are alike—each shell tells its own story. In the heart of Madagascar’s Spiny Forest, a trio of Malagasy herpetologist ladies are rewilding these critically endangered ...

Flood waters engulfed the sanctuary, and the tortoises — many of them mere whippersnappers in the tortoise world at about 25-50 years old — were carried away.

Most of the tortoises at Lavavolo are radiated tortoises, which are native to Madagascar.They generally grow to about 30 centimeters (11.8 inches) in length but are long-lived and can reach 100 ...

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 ...