On his camera, Fife could see two people trying to carry his 27-year-old Galapagos tortoise named Jasmine to their pickup truck. “So, I ran out and scared them off,” said Fife.

Thanks to its fragrant white flowers, the jasmine flower’s (Jasminum) meaning has long been prized across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. In various cultural traditions, jasmine flower gifts ...

On his camera, Fife could see two people trying to carry his 27-year-old Galapagos tortoise named Jasmine to their pickup truck. “So, I ran out and scared them off,” said Fife. In their haste ...

Fife raises tortoises at his home in Phoenix and has had Jasmine since she hatched 27 years ago. For him, the tortoise theft gone wrong was like losing a member of the family.

But they didn't say why jasmine flower couldn't be sold in bulk," Liu said. Since that meeting jasmine prices have tumbled 40 percent on last year, at least in part because of the ban.

SCOTLAND'S first snowdrop festival by starlight is to be held next month as part of a year-long programme of events promoting culture and tourism in Fife. "Snowdrops by Starlight" walks at the ...