As development continues across Northwest Florida, research, permitting, and on-the-ground conservation remain tightly ...

On a hot February morning, Galápagos National Park rangers released 50 giant tortoises back to Floreana Island—marking the ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...

If you have Ring or Nextdoor, you’ve likely seen one of your neighbors reporting a lost, or found, tortoise in your community. Sarah Mortimer, executive director of Tortoise Group, Nevada’s sole ...

It is difficult to watch. A sound-asleep tortoise is stuck in her home as it erupts into flames. Thanks to the fact that she kept her wits about her, this tortoise escaped an inferno. But everything ...

As per ancient Chinese scriptures of Feng Shui, the tortoise is revered as a symbol of longevity, stability, positivity and protection. According to popular texts it is believed that as per legends ...

This article was written by Albert Otkjaer for Vlast.kz and published on August 19, 2025. An edited version of the article is published on Global Voices under a media partnership agreement. The vast ...

Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s most impressive longevity experiments. Giant tortoises are redefining what ...

The quick escape of a stereotypically slow reptile from a shed fire is getting attention on social media. Leo, a female ...

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