During that cleanup, park officials noticed something had changed across the more than 1,100-acre park – an exploding gopher tortoise population. Fort De Soto Park Manager, Dave Harshbarger ...

Ecological consultant Brett Bartek will be the guest speaker at the Sunday Assembly Gainesville on April 20. The event will ...

KOKOMO, Miss. (AP) — Myrtle, a cherished pet tortoise, has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly tornado outbreak in March. “He’s been through ...

After months of cleanup, residents in Altadena and Pacific Palisades have started the arduous process of rebuilding homes after the disastrous wildfires leveled communities. Just hours after the ...

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? A tortoise named Mommy just became the oldest first-time parent of her species at an estimated 100 years old. The four hatchlings are ...

The zoo has been around for more than 150 years, but has never witnessed the birth of Galapogos tortoises, until now. The mother’s name is Mommy and the father is Abrazzo, and they are the ...

A pair of Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises, who are estimated to be around a century old, have become parents for the first time at the Philadelphia Zoo. The arrival of four hatchlings to ...