The Mojave Desert Tortoise is a famous symbol of the American Southwest and one that faces something of a paradox – while the ...
A Jacksonville woman's quarter-sized tortoise grew into something unexpected: a conservation movement. Now she's using her ...
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 ...
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 ...
An Egyptian tortoise and a Northern Spider tortoise, both of which are on the critically endangered species list, were taken ...
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WXIX/Gray News) – Two critically endangered tortoises that were stolen earlier this month from the Indianapolis Zoo have been found safe, according to Indiana State Police. The ...
Tortoises can live for more than 100 years in the wild and close to double that in captivity. This tortoise was born in her native habitat likely in the 1880s.