Around 10,000 endangered tortoises were swept away by a cyclone in Madagascar. They were the same species of turtle that a Knoxville zoologist rescued in 2018.

We have seen some tremendous rescues in recent weeks. That includes the Madagascar community coming together and rescuing an ...

A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises that were swept ...

Most of the rescued tortoises are relatively young for the species, aged 25-50 years old. They can reach 100 years or more. Radiated and spider tortoises are critically endangered in Madagascar ...

A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises ... had been confiscated from illegal wildlife traffickers but faced a new and ...