Alaqua Animal Refuge takes in two 40-year-old African Spurred Tortoises following increased public concern over animal care standards at Panama City Beach facility.

Two kids fell from a moving pick-up truck at Lake Pleasant's Desert Tortoise Campground around 3 p.m. on June 5, authorities said. They're in serious condition at the hospital.

Arizona Game & Fish/Bureau of Land Management/Flickr Environmentalists have returned to federal court in hopes of securing Endangered Species Act protections for the Sonoran desert tortoise.

LAS VEGAS — Mojave Max, Clark County’s own weather prognosticator and mascot for the Clark County Desert Conservation Program, has not yet made his first appearance of 2025.

How can I adopt a Sonoran Desert tortoise? You can apply to adopt a tortoise through the Game and Fish Department. First, in what Gleich called “the main hurdle to overcome,” you must create a ...

The Desert Tortoise Adoption Program at the Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking homes for over 100 desert tortoises.

Adopt a Desert Tortoise on World Wildlife Day and help give back with Arizona Lottery ( (SL Advertiser)) Adopt a Desert Tortoise on World Wildlife Day and help give back with Arizona Lottery.

Chuckwalla National Monument was established by outgoing President Joe Biden as one of his last actions to help restore endangered desert tortoise habitats.

The project is crucial for conserving the Mojave desert tortoise, a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, and will also benefit other desert wildlife such as coyotes, bobcats ...

The desert tortoise has a knack for storing water, digging burrows, and thriving in extreme desert heat, making it a master of survival in one of Earth’s harshest habitats. Under the unyielding desert ...