While tortoises across their range continue to lose their homes and lives in the wake of human development, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has relegated the eastern population of gopher tortoises ...

Floridians are gearing up to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day on April 10th, a statewide event dedicated to raising awareness ...

Following more than three decades of declining numbers, the Mojave desert tortoise has been officially declared an endangered species in California. The California Fish and Game Commission voted u ...

The flawed model was used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to deny federal Endangered Species Act protections to the tortoises across most of their range in 2022. Using a corrected model, the ...

Nampally lake in Hyderabad's Public Gardens is drying up, endangering its aquatic life, including tortoises introduced two ...

Bennett, and representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Service and BLM. The desert tortoise was added to the endangered species list in 1990. Shortly after, grazing permits were restricted or ...

The different species vary in size, with the largest being the Burmese mountain tortoise (also known as the Asian brown tortoise). It reaches up to 60cm in length and weighs up to 20-37kg. Most Asian ...