By Kristine Sabillo A pair of Galápagos tortoises in their 90s recently made headlines for successfully producing offspring ...

Philadelphia Zoo has confirmed the successful hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, ...

The arrival of their offspring bumped up the population of these Galapagos tortoises to a total of 48 in American facilities.

Galapagos tortoises hatched 4 babies at the Philadelphia Zoo helping to ensure the survival of a critically endangered ...

With populations spanning all 67 counties, gopher tortoises are far too busy as Florida’s only native tortoise species for ...

After Hurricane Helene devastated Florida’s coast, gopher tortoise populations unexpectedly surged in one area.

Mommy, who has lived at the zoo for nearly 93 years, is seen as one of the most “genetically valuable Galapagos tortoises” in the Association of Zoos and Aquarium’s Species Survival Plan. She laid 16 ...

Othello the Aldabra giant tortoise, who was well over 100 years old, died at the St. Louis Zoo on April 8. Screengrab from St. Louis Zoo Facebook page. Zookeepers and guests are mourning a beloved ...

(COURTESY OF THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO) Mommy is considered one of the most genetically valuable Galapagos tortoises in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP).

Several Galápagos tortoise species and subspecies have gone extinct. There are 13 different species of Galápagos tortoises alive today, most of them are threatened by human-wildlife conflict ...