During the house move the former owner had left behind their pet tortoise to continue his hibernation, planning to later come and collect the beloved pet. But Vinnie and the family only ...

a pair of tortoises at the Maria Mitchell Association’s Hinchman House Natural Science Museum. Mzee and Melvin grew considerably throughout 2024, and it became apparent that their current habitat ...

The monument also serves to preserve the area's incredibly biodiverse land, nearly two-thirds of which is critical habitat for the endangered Mojave Desert tortoise and the desert pupfish.

Within a month, the Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum of Singapore at Lorong Chencharu will be closing down and possibly moving to a new location. Feb. 28 will be the last day visitors get to see ...

Finding and maintaining release sites that will keep the tortoises safe is an emerging difficulty for the center. Habitat loss in the area and Madagascar's "low capacity to enforce wildlife laws" ...

Radiated and spider tortoises are critically endangered in Madagascar because of habitat destruction and poaching. They are eaten, but also illegally trafficked to be sold as pets because of the ...

A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their lives in floods this month ...

With habitats ranging from the isolated Galápagos Islands to the remote archipelagos of the Indian Ocean, giant tortoises stand as a testament to nature’s resilient adaptability and evolutionary ...

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens plays a critical role in protecting wildlife and restoring desert habitats here and abroad. From local efforts to save California’s endangered desert tortoise to ...

The repatriation of these tortoises is expected to bolster the ecological restoration efforts on the island, contributing to a balanced and thriving habitat. This successful repatriation effort ...

Students from St. Conor’s College, Claudy, visited ReStore Ballymena, the low-cost DIY Store that builds sustainable communities ... They also got the opportunity to hear about Habitat’s work and ...