Quick Answer: Captive bred tortoises are tortoises hatched and raised in controlled environments by licensed breeders, making them healthier, better socialized, and more ethically sourced than ...

Southwestern Madagascar was once a tortoise hotspot, with multiple species of the giant reptiles roaming alongside their much smaller cousins. We can now add a new species to that picture. Estimated ...

A team of Ecuadoran and international scientists said Wednesday they have identified a new giant tortoise species on the Galapagos Islands. There are only a few hundred members of the new species, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two conservation groups Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging a decision by federal wildlife officials to reject listing gopher ...

The news of the discovery was published in the online journal PLOS ONE on Wednesday. The journal details the circumstances that lead to the identifying of the species to be known as Chelonoidis ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Gopher tortoises imperiled by loss of habitat largely caused by human development should be placed on the endangered species list in four southern states, environmental groups ...

The Aldabra giant tortoise is one of only two giant tortoise species left in the world, and it is currently on the threatened list. Conservation efforts are underway, but more and better tools to ...

QUITO (Reuters) - A species of giant tortoises from the Galapagos Islands could be brought back from extinction despite the death earlier this year of the famed "Lonesome George," a tourist magnet and ...

Federal wildlife officials say the threatened gopher tortoise does not need protections under the Endangered Species Act in most parts of Alabama, but wildlife advocates say the decision is ...