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

Species Overview. Common Name: Greek tortoise, spur-thighed tortoise. Scientific Name: Testudo graeca. Adult Size: Up to 10 inches long. Life Expectancy: 50 years or more.

A rare species of giant tortoise was feared extinct after over 100 years without any sightings on the Galápagos Islands. But now, officials say they've found one. An adult female Fernandina Giant ...

The newly rediscovered tortoise is over 50 years old but is small and likely stunted from a lack of vegetation in her habitat. The researchers discovered scat and footprints from other tortoises ...

Now, the hunt for a male tortoise is on, in a desperate attempt to save the species. And, in a landscape dominated by an active volcano, no less.

Tortoise Species Thought Extinct Since 1906 Discovered Alive on Galapagos Island. A tortoise species not seen in over 100 years was found on the Galapagos island of Fernandina. By.

The tortoise whose rampant sex drive helped save his species is finally retiring January 12, 2020 More than 5 years ago Diego has fathered upward of 800 tortoises, scientists say.

Those tortoises spread out among the islands, and soon the populations grew apart, making each inhabited island home to a distinct species of Chelonoidis tortoise. Or so biologists thought.

QUITO, Ecuador — Scientists in Ecuador’s Galapagos islands are hoping to restore a tortoise species believed extinct since the 1800s. The Chelonoidis elephantopus lived on Floreana Island and… ...

The name of the new species honors Fausto Llerena Sánchez, a Galápagos National Park ranger who spent 43 years caring for endangered tortoises in captivity. "His dedication to his work has been ...