The monument also serves to preserve the area's incredibly biodiverse land, nearly two-thirds of which is critical habitat for the endangered Mojave Desert tortoise and the desert pupfish.

This undated handout photo provided by the Turtle Survival Alliance shows staff members and volunteers rescuing some of the thousands of endangered tortoises that were washed away from the ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises ... from 65% of their natural habitat.

The Cabinet also approved – in principle – a draft law amending some provisions of Law No. 19 of 2004 on the protection of wildlife and its natural habitats, and a draft law amending some ...

If the flora is suffering, the state's fauna is not spared either. The endangered chaparral is also the natural habitat of many birds – such as the endangered California coastal gobbler ...

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 ...

A marble statue of a woman, believed to be more than 2,000 years old, was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki ... workers installing natural gas pipelines near ...

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 ...

An executive from a well-known startup, which invests across the country, says their philosophy is aligned towards the tortoise, that is slow and steady growth, rather than the mythical unicorn.

ATHENS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - U.S. oil producer Chevron CVX.N has expressed interest in exploring for hydrocarbons southwest of the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, the Greek energy ministry ... their ...

Their longevity can be attributed to several factors, including a slow metabolism, a plant-based diet, and minimal natural predators in their isolated habitats. Throughout their lengthy lives, giant ...

Through the review process, an alternative plan that may have allowed tortoises to re-enter the solar facility was ruled out because of a lack of intact habitat and because they “do not coexist ...