She says he's been kept at 6 degrees Celsius in a refrigerator at the park but is scheduled to move into an indoor habitat with his new neighbour, a red-footed tortoise named Mortimer. Reynolds says ...

Even this projection fails to account for the full effect of habitat destruction on this highly vulnerable species. “Our organization has been committed to saving the gopher tortoise for over 20 years ...

“It ignores devastating urban sprawl that’s decimated the tortoise’s habitat and will continue to drive the species ever closer to extinction.” The Service reached its decision despite projecting ...

The 12,000 radiated and spider tortoises that were housed at the Lavavolo Tortoise Center faced a new and unexpected ordeal ...