Tortoise Current Affairs, GK & News

Impressed tortoise discovered in Arunachal Pradesh

A team of herpetologists from the Forest Department and two NGOs — Help Earth and Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) have discovered the Impressed Tortoise (Manouria impressa) in Yazali area of the Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh. This is the first-ever recorded sighting in India of this tortoise which is on a red list of ..

Topics: Animals • Asian forest tortoise • Impressed tortoise • Manouria • Reptiles • Tortoise • Turtle • Turtle Conservancy • Vertebrates • Yellow-footed tortoise

2019 edition of World Turtle Day (WTD)

The World Turtle Day (WTD) is observed every year on May 23 across the world to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive. This year, in 2019, the India Biodiversity Portal (IBP) initiated a ‘Turtle Spotting Week’ as part ..

Topics: Sea turtle • Tortoise • Turtle • Turtle Conservancy • World Turtle Day

Lonesome George

Lonesome George (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii) is the name of a giant tortoise, believed to be the last living member of the Pinta island subspecies and had become an ambassador of sorts for the islands off Ecuador’s coast, whose unique flora and fauna helped inspire Charles Darwin’s ideas on evolution. The giant tortoise has died recently, ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012

Topics: Aldabrachelys • Astrochelys • Chelonoidis • Galápagos tortoise • Giant tortoise • Lonesome George • Pinta Island • Pinta Island tortoise • Tortoise • Tortoises • Turtles • Volcanoes of the Galápagos Islands