Description

The breeding of the Burmese star tortoise is difficult, and its first successful breeding in captivity was in Tanzania, where a few Burmese star tortoises were hatched in 2003. Aldabra Tortoise Farm is also currently engaged in a captive-breeding program to attempt to increase the population of this tortoise. Starting with 200 tortoises in 2004, by October 2017, there were 14,000 tortoises in breeding programs and 1000 have been reintroduced into the wild. On 31 July 2021, Richard Branson announced two baby Burmese star tortoises were born on his private island, Necker Island, as part of his ongoing conservation work for the species.