San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Wildlife experts were hopeful that the tortoises — the first in a headstart program to return to the wild after receiving a combination of indoor and outdoor ...

SAN DIEGO, CA — Dozens of critically endangered Mojave desert tortoises emerged from their winter burrows Monday after being reintroduced into their native habitat on Edwards Air Force Base in ...

The tortoises were bred in captivity to repopulate the islands after their numbers in the wild went down to just 15 individuals, said park director Danny Rueda. There are now more than 2,000 of ...