Ella’s Reptile Sanctuary and Rescue’s founders and owners, Avacyn “Ava” Miller and Kaila Switalski, stopped by the KLST studio to talk to morning/midday anchor Annick Joseph ...

Curious about animals that eat cactus plants? Read on to learn about seven animals that expertly chow down on cacti and how they avoid harm.

Trapped in a warm enclosure without food and water, thousands of the young birds died before they were discovered and delivered to a shelter equipped to care for them.

The weather is warmer, and it is now getting into that time of year where you might see some more turtles or tortoises ...

It’s also a big deal for conservation: the new land helps protect vital Sonoran Desert habitat, where desert tortoises roam ... a wildlife geek, a cactus lover or just craving a wild view ...

"We didn’t think he was going to survive the winter being out there for the first time," the reptile's owner said Getty After 9 months of searching, a missing pet tortoise has been found a mile ...

The Philadelphia Zoo says the hatchlings are "doing well." Four tortoise hatchlings born at the Philadelphia Zoo now have names. Over 13,000 people voted for the zoo's youngest stars to be named ...

KARIMNAGAR: In a rare and exciting development, a star tortoise has laid five eggs at the Deer Park in Karimnagar district, drawing a wave of tourists and wildlife enthusiasts to the site.

It took nearly 100 years for a duo of endangered Philadelphia Zoo tortoises to become parents and the "Golden" moment is now being marked in their children's names. On April 23, 2025, the historic ...

desert tortoises and the iconic saguaro cactus. The new park land will also bolster the linkage between Saguaro National Park and Pima County’s Sweetwater Preserve, an 880-acre park that ...

Tucked away in the back of the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo lies a shaded grassy area where 10 rescued gopher tortoises spend their days grazing and burrowing — unable to return to the wild but ...