CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — 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 ...

One Pasadena family who lost their home is celebrating the survival and recovery of their pet tortoise, Rocky. When the family returned home to see what, if anything, survived the Eaton Fire ...

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That’s the phrase caretaker Caitlin Doran uses to describe Palisades local and internet celebrity Tiptoe the tortoise, and the community she loves so much. The 23-year-old African Sulcata ...

ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- A family in Altadena is rejoicing after their 100-pound pet tortoise was found amid the devastation of the Eaton Fire. Rocki survived the fire after the family lost ...

In a biological opinion, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that the project wouldn’t affect the tortoise population as a whole, save a few potential injuries or deaths. Through the ...

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WCS maintains 13 species of critically endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles in its New York-based zoos and aquarium, a number of which are approaching extinction in the wild. WCS works with ...

With the help of her boyfriend, Doran also saved her family’s pets. That included rescuing her 175-pound tortoise Tiptoe – whose stories Doran shares on her social media accounts. Once safely ...

Dark gray smoke puffed into the sky behind him as Tiptoe the African sulcata tortoise crunched on the green lawn beneath him. Flames were visible down the street, cars sped past, and Tiptoe's ...

Some 100,000 giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) range across Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 https ...