Tortoises make wonderful pets, but they can easily become stressed if their environment or care routine is not quite right. These slow-moving reptiles need specific conditions to feel safe and thrive ...

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

When it comes to caring for small animals, many people incorrectly assume that the smaller the pet means the smaller the work. In reality, caring for a tortoise can require a lot of space, time, and ...

Desert tortoises — the iconic reptile of the Mojave Desert — face plenty of dangers in the wild that scientists say pose long-term threats to the species: ravens, humans and climate change, to name a ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Following a massive rescue mission three years ago, the Turtle Survival Alliance is releasing around 1,000 critically endangered Radiated Tortoises back into the wild of ...

The Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey joined the relatively few in the U.S. that routinely give the public a view of veterinary ...

A recent study published in Animal Cognition is changing the way the world sees reptiles—specifically, tortoises. Known for ...

Two gopher tortoises were spray painted with bright colors in Naples, Florida, causing a local conservancy to rush to their aid Conservancy of Southwest Florida An act of vandalism could have a ...

Gramma, an estimated 141-year-old Galápagos tortoise, died Thursday at the San Diego Zoo, ending a near century-long chapter ...

If you have Ring or Nextdoor, you’ve likely seen one of your neighbors reporting a lost, or found, tortoise in your community. Sarah Mortimer, executive director of Tortoise Group, Nevada’s sole ...

Today, most impediments that Desert Tortoises encounter are not foreseeable. This ancient species did not evolve to withstand the brute force of vehicles that crisscross its southwestern U.S. habitat.