Long before Southern Nevada built its winding highways, desert tortoises roamed freely without consequence. For these ...

Thousands of critically endangered tortoises were swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their lives after massive floods. The community near the Lavavolo Tortoise Center in ...

Hunting Local people in southern Asian countries such as Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh have traditionally collected local tortoise and turtle species for food. However, higher ...

They are the largest of all mainland tortoises and usually reside along the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. The species is classed as endangered. Desertification, where land turns into desert ...

to learn about geography and Nevada history and the things that are unique to Southern Nevada.” Slow and steady wins the race There isn’t much explicit competition on which tortoise will ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity and San Francisco Baykeeper sued the Trump administration today for failing to protect the eastern gopher tortoise and seven other highly ...

RANGE: Tortoises living in southern California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and extreme northern Arizona comprise the Mojave population of desert tortoise. The Sonoran population is located in ...