The alert on Friday, July 25, said police were appealing for any information about a 35-year-old tortoise that was stolen, ...

A woman from Boston is under investigation following reports she smuggled a baby tortoise into the UK by hiding it inside a cigarette packet, Lincolnshire Police has said.

A woman is under investigation after a baby tortoise was concealed inside a cigarette packet and smuggled into the UK. A ...

RJ Bigham details how he and his wife Jessica created a sanctuary for dozens of turtles and tortoises in Coker, Alabama.

Fort De Soto Park Manager, Dave Harshbarger, first noticed the gopher tortoises on the beach. “We did have a gopher tortoise population in the park, but it was limited, 8 known burrows at that time.

An animal trio forced to leave their home in Cotswold Wildlife Park has now returned after a two month construction project.

Disturbing a desert tortoise in its native habitat is not only risky for the tortoise, it's illegal, state officials say.

Feeding turtles and tortoises right means mimicking their natural diet; the wrong foods, even common ones, can be harmful.

The Denver Zoo has a new arrival and asked for your help choosing a name. Now, the results are in. Meet Maple! The baby ...

A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, provides the strongest evidence to date that cancer is extremely ...

A pancake tortoise has hatched at the Denver Zoo, and with fewer than 5,000 left in the wild, the community is invited to ...