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A sulcata tortoise escaped its habitat at an ostrich ranch and attempted to cross Interstate 10 before being rescued by Arizona state troopers.

We met with Wolf on a recent sun-baked Arizona day when we picked up our desert tortoise, now named Dotty for the light brown spots on her shell. Dotty is about a foot (30 centimeters) long, with ...

A sulcata tortoise escaped its habitat at an ostrich ranch and attempted to cross Interstate 10 before being rescued by Arizona state troopers.

Troopers saw the name “Stitch” labeled across the tortoise’s shell and contacted an ostrich ranch that was 3 miles away. According to the Arizona Republic, the ranch confirmed Stitch was one ...

An unidentified driver and Arizona Department of Public Safety Sgt. Steven Sekrecki hold a rescued a sulcata tortoise that was attempting to cross Interstate 10 near Picacho, Ariz., on July 30, 2024.

The motorist and DPS Sgt. Steven Sekrecki managed to get the tortoise off the roadway unharmed. Troopers saw the name “Stitch” labeled across the tortoise’s shell and contacted an ostrich ...

State Department of Public Safety troopers recently helped rescue an escaped sulcata tortoise that was attempting to cross Interstate 10 near Picacho.

PICACHO, Ariz. (AP) — How long does it take a large desert tortoise to get to the other side of a southern Arizona highway? It’s still a mystery, after a state Department of Public Safety ...