Over 150 captive-bred, juvenile tortoises have been released in coordination with a landmark ecological restoration project ...
A federal judge has ordered the closure of thousands of miles of off-road vehicle routes in the Mojave Desert following a ...
The Galápagos Islands are famous for their biodiversity, especially their giant tortoises. In 2000, however, scientists made a shocking discovery: a population of tortoises 70 miles away on Isabela ...
The order casts doubt on the "Northern Corridor” project that would cut across the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area.
Subspecies driven to extinction by hungry whalers returns after ‘back breeding’ programme using partial descendants ...
A giant tortoise species believed extinct for more than a century has been formally confirmed alive. Genetic analysis published in 2022 established that a female tortoise found on Fernandina Island in ...
The quick escape of a stereotypically slow reptile from a shed fire is getting attention on social media. Leo, a female tortoise, tapped into her speedy side to flee flames that engulfed her backyard ...