Giant tortoises — particularly the sulcata ... For example, in California, it is illegal to purchase, sell or breed desert tortoises — however, you can adopt them but only if they were born ...

What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening.

Network Rail said the tortoise was injured but recovering after being hit by a train A giant tortoise that was found injured on a railway track should make a full recovery, Network Rail said.

After years of living pet-free (save one vicious betta fish), my family and I decided to adopt a captive desert tortoise. Fittingly, it was a slow and steady process. In Arizona where we live ...

Like Tiptoe, a Giant Tortoise who had to be carefully moved when it looked like the worst was about to happen. We can only imagine how scary things were for Tiptoe's owner, Caitlin. Moving a Giant ...

As solar energy farms continue to pop up across the Mojave Desert, some residents are being squeezed out of their homes: the ...