Nobody likes the idea of animals going extinct, but this ongoing issue becomes even more alarming when you look into it. Today, there are numerous creatures that are on the brink of extinction and ...

Scientists say a tortoise discovered in 2019 on the Galapagos Islands belongs to a species considered extinct more than 100 years ago. The single female tortoise belongs to the species Chelonoidis ...

It's the reptilian feel-good story of the year: A species of giant tortoise thought to be extinct for 150 years turns out to be alive and living on an even more remote island than the one from which ...

Not so long ago, one Georgia species was in critical danger of extinction, but in 2022 for the ecosystem, The US Fish and Wildlife Service declared the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)to be no ...

Mojave desert tortoises wander across roads while searching for food, water and mates, putting them in the path of vehicles.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WXIX/Gray News) – Two critically endangered tortoises that were stolen earlier this month from the Indianapolis Zoo have been found safe, according to Indiana State Police. The ...

For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo has new additions to the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise ...