The angonoka tortoise is often captured to be sold in the international pet trade.

Although all these improvements have been made, monitoring of the angonoka tortoise in the global pet trade is still needed.

Fully grown male angonoka tortoises are larger, as well as heavier, than females.

The 54 angonoka tortoises might be as much as a tenth of the world's population of the species.

Among reptiles the Angonoka tortoise is also endangered.

The population estimate for the angonoka tortoise in the wild is about 600 individuals, ranging from 440 to 770, but is still decreasing.

The angonoka tortoise has been observed feeding on grasses found in open rocky areas of bamboo scrub.

Fires made to clear land can get out of control, turning into wildfires, which cut back more of the angonoka tortoise's habitat.

The angonoka tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) is a critically endangered species of tortoise endemic to Madagascar.

The angonoka tortoise (A. yniphora) along with the radiated tortoise (A. radiata) are the only species in the genus Astrochelys.

For the conservation of the angonoka tortoise, the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust created Project Angonoka in 1986.

In September 2011, writer William Finnegan traveled with Goode to western Madagascar to document the illegal smuggling of the critically endangered Angonoka tortoise.

The angonoka tortoise's reproductive patterns coincide with the seasonal rainfall patterns of the region, with both mating and hatching occurring at the onset of the rainy seasons.

In March 2013, smugglers were arrested after carrying a single bag containing 54 angonoka tortoises and 21 radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata) through Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Thailand.

Separated from the African mainland, MADAGASCAR is an evolutionary bubble in which exotic plant and animal species like the angonoka tortoise and the golden bamboo lemur have evolved.

In addition to its Red List listing, the angonoka tortoise is now protected under the national law of Madagascar and listed on Appendix I of CITES, prohibiting international trade in the species.

The Baie de Baly is the only natural habitat of the endangered Angonoka tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) Other rare animals found in this park is the tutoise Erymnochelys madagascariensis, as well as the Dugong, a marine animal and the Madagascar Fish Eagle.

McKeown received zoo awards for being the first to breed Madagascar ploughshare tortoises.

The alternative common name ploughshare tortoise refers to the appearance of the gular scute of the plastron.

It is also known as the angonoka, ploughshare tortoise, Madagascar tortoise, or Madagascar angulated tortoise.

The Madagascar big-headed turtle, spider tortoise, flat-backed spider tortoise, radiated tortoise and ploughshare tortoise are endangered species.

She is also a member of various expert groups on conservation, and is fondly called "Mother Tortoise" in certain areas of Madagascar due to her work with the Ploughshare Tortoise.

It is also known as the angonoka, ploughshare tortoise, Madagascar tortoise, or Madagascar angulated tortoise.

It had been presented to the city by the Teen-Age Mutant Ninja Turtles at the same time they contributed a batch of Madagascar tortoises, an endangered species, to the zoo.

A film gave two examples; finding out about Madagascar Tortoises, and using BBC Food across smartphone, tablet, and TV to bake a cake and upload a victorious photograph.

In March 2013, smugglers were arrested after carrying a single bag containing 21 Radiated Tortoises and 54 Angonoka Tortoises (Astrochelys yniphora) through Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Thailand.