More than a month after being found covered in nail polish, a gopher tortoise at the Treasure Coast Wildlife Center is nearly ...

Jonathan the world's oldest tortoise lives a peaceful life on the tropical island of St. Helena with three other giant tortoises.

a pair of tortoises at the Maria Mitchell Association's Hinchman House Natural Science Museum. Mzee and Melvin grew considerably throughout 2024, and it became apparent that their current habitat ...

The gopher tortoise remains a threatened species in Florida because of loss of its upland habitat. They dig burrows that are used by 350 other animal species, according to the Wildlands ...

The number of rare butterflies found on a nature reserve remains stable despite increasing climate and habitat threats, a wildlife trust has found. A team of volunteers from Berkshire ...

In an email sent Friday morning, Jan. 31, Kelly Straka, director of the DNR's Fish and Wildlife Division, said the new system now will be rolled out "later this year." The DNR initially had ...

“Along with killing thousands of birds and tortoises, the project’s construction destroyed irreplaceable pristine desert habitat along with numerous rare plant species," Dowell said.

Happy Gilmore is making a comeback as Adam Sandler prepares to deliver a sequel to his 1996 fan-favorite film about a loose-cannon hockey player-turned-golf champ. As we look ahead to Happy ...

The monument also serves to preserve the area's incredibly biodiverse land, nearly two-thirds of which is critical habitat for the endangered Mojave Desert tortoise and the desert pupfish.

Finding and maintaining release sites that will keep the tortoises safe is an emerging difficulty for the center. Habitat loss in the area and Madagascar's "low capacity to enforce wildlife laws" ...

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