Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s ...

The Oreo-sized baby turtle represents a turning point in Rockalina’s recovery: Spending time with her own kind.

Volunteers remove invasive plants at Sanibel's C.R. Johnston Preserve to restore habitat for threatened gopher tortoises.

Nearly 30,000 live animals were rescued worldwide in a sweeping crackdown on illegal wildlife trade, Interpol announced ...

Fifty formerly captive Aldabra giant tortoises have been released onto an exclusive private island in the Seychelles. The ...

One Galápagos tortoise lived 141 years, turning quiet meals and slow steps into a legacy of care, memory, and conservation ...

Simón Bolívar, the hero of the Latin American wars of independence, dreamed of South America becoming a single great power.

No one knows exactly when Gramma was born. But if the estimated birth year of 1884 is accurate, Chester Arthur occupied the ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. She moved ...

Florida is home to plenty of species that need no introduction: alligators, crocodiles, panthers, or manatees. However, a silent sentinel lies within burrows of Florida's grounds. The gopher tortoise ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A rare tortoise species native to Madagascar is going to get some help from the John Ball Zoo. For years, the Grand Rapids zoo's conservation team has tracked regional turtle ...

What do you think of when you hear the word “tortoise”? The giant tortoises that lumber along like tanks over the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean? The gopher ...