ORLANDO, Fla. — Monday is Gopher Tortoise Day. To celebrate, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials are encouraging Floridians to help with conservation efforts for the threatened ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After getting hit by a car twice, the tortoise’s shell needed to be wired back together. More recently, they built a contraption ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not a lot of people know this, but the distinction between a tortoise and a turtle only works in one direction. In other words, ...

A group of desert tortoises helped a Victorville Girl Scout to achieve the coveted Gold Award from the nonprofit youth organization best known for its cookie sales and youth mentorship. Troop 2460 ...

The College Station Fire Department said on Monday that they helped bring Jack the tortoise inside to help it get out of the snow. Jack is a 150-pound African spurred tortoise that is about 24 years ...

ENGLE, N.M. — While the average lifespan of North America’s largest and most rare tortoise species is unknown, biologists have said it could span upward of a century. So saving the endangered species ...

GALA ON THE 25TH. AND TONIGHT IN LENEXA. A RUNAWAY PET, A RUNAWAY PET IS FINALLY BACK HOME. NOW THAT PET, A 17 YEAR OLD TORTOISE MISSING FOR NINE MONTHS. KMBC NINES PEYTON HEADLEE TELLS US HOW IT ...

ABILENE, Texas — The Abilene Police Department made an unusual request Sunday night, asking the community for help finding a missing tortoise. The department posted on Facebook, asking if anyone ...

LENEXA, Kansas (KMBC) — In Lenexa, a runaway pet is finally back home. That pet — a 17-year-old tortoise who had been on the run for nine months. Fredericka the tortoise lives in Lenexa with her owner ...