LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A Las Vegas nonprofit wants to stop the backyard breeding of tortoises. Tortoise Group Board Chair, Laura Deitsch, says right now there are about 150,000 pet tortoises in the ...

Wildlife is not an uncommon site in San Antonio yards. This time, it was a tortoise's turn. On Saturday, an Alamo City resident found a Texas tortoise — a threatened species — in the backyard. Animal ...

The Mojave Desert Tortoise is a famous symbol of the American Southwest and one that faces something of a paradox – while the ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Desert tortoises are very popular throughout Southern Nevada. These reptiles are supposed to be out in the wild, but they are also pets to thousands of households. This may ...

Tortoises at the Arizona Game and Fish headquarters in Phoenix will have a new home, thanks to the help of Lowe's and its employees. It all began when Jeremy Foster, the manager of Lowe’s Happy Valley ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX/Gray News) - Firefighters in Texas helped a homeowner get their longtime pet tortoise inside during some dangerous cold temperatures earlier this week. On Monday, the ...