While hiking, he spots an active desert tortoise burrow and points out the fresh, powdery dirt at the entrance. That alone ...

A pet tortoise named George ruptured a utility line and caused a gas leak south of Fruita on Thursday night, before being returned to its owner unharmed.

April 10 is the annual Gopher Tortoise Day. Without this keystone species, entire ecosystems in Florida and other states would unravel. NPCA is working to save them, and here’s how you can help. On a ...

Dog is first in United States trained to find gopher tortoises and burrows. Goal is to protect gopher tortoises from development. Gopher tortoise burrows provide food and habitat for about 365 species ...

On a recent January morning, 10 preschoolers from the Children’s Education Center of the Islands (CECI) joined ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAS VEGAS (AP) — A desert tortoise that is ...

It's springtime and that means it's desert tortoise adoption season. Would you like to adopt a tortoise and help conservation?