Disturbing a desert tortoise in its native habitat is not only risky for the tortoise, it's illegal, state officials say.

RJ Bigham details how he and his wife Jessica created a sanctuary for dozens of turtles and tortoises in Coker, Alabama.

Snout pressed to the ground, a border collie named Delta zigzagged through the shrubs on a private nature reserve near Cape ...

Crush, a 55 pound African Spurred Tortoise, has gone missing. His Cape Coral owner has turned to social media to help find ...

Delta, a border collie, is playing a crucial role in the fight to save South Africa's critically endangered tortoises.

The pioneering study puts forward compelling evidence that red-footed tortoises (Chelonoidis carbonaria) experience long-term mood states, in a similar way to mammals and birds.

Crush, a missing 50 year old African spurred tortoise, has been found. After going on a romp through Cape Coral, the 55 pound ...

Arizona troopers recently helped rescue an escaped sulcata tortoise that was attempting to cross Interstate 10 near Picacho, north of Tucson.

This is for the good of their health as well as their tortoises. These reptiles can suffer diseases like shell rot and ...

A tiny reptile lay hidden in the tall grass, its shell covered in yellow star-like patterns, a clear indication it was a ...