Shutterstock Image As the wildfires continue to rage across California many people are losing their homes and belongings. One ...

Gopher tortoises have shovel-like front legs and strong, thick back legs to help them dig intricate burrows, which they can enter and exit easily thanks to their low-profile shells. When these ...

As solar energy farms continue to pop up across the Mojave Desert, some residents are being squeezed out of their homes: the ...

After their home floods, they determine that Tortoise will create a new burrow, and then the two will play. When Tortoise is finished, though, Mouse is gone, and more animals appear, asking ...

AZGFD hopes people will open their backyards to give surrendered tortoises a new home. After building a suitable burrow, ...

A family in Altadena is rejoicing after their 100-pound pet tortoise was found amid the devastation of the Eaton Fire.

ALTADENA, Calif. -- A family in Altadena, California, is rejoicing after their 100-pound pet tortoise was found amid the ...

Members and supporters of No Tag Lakeside plan to attend the Jan. 28 Board of County Commissioners land-use meeting to ...

Reporting from TWENTYNINE PALMS Marine Corps base, Calif. — The two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon as they detected Brian Henen’s footsteps, eager for the handfuls of bok ...

pushing tortoises out of their burrows. "We see probably 20 to 30 gopher tortoises every month that come through here," said Dr. Leonard Fox with the Treasure Coast Wildlife Center. “We see ...

One Pasadena family who lost their home is celebrating the survival and recovery of their pet tortoise ... “Rocky had been hibernating in her burrow and miraculously survived the blaze!,” ...