The different species vary in size, with the largest being the Burmese mountain tortoise (also known as the Asian brown tortoise). It reaches up to 60cm in length and weighs up to 20-37kg. Most Asian ...

Rahman said Asian giant tortoises are extinct across most of their ... “Clive, a four-year-old black Labrador, will be deployed periodically to conduct post-release monitoring of the tortoises ...

Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home ... prized endangered creatures on the lucrative black market in China, Vietnam and Taiwan.

Malaysian authorities have rescued hundreds of smuggled tortoises meant for sale in Southeast Asia, disrupting an international crime ring called the “Ninja Turtle Gang”, a wildlife official ...