CEDAR CITY, Utah (ABC4) — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources announced Tuesday that it is hosting a brand-new, never-before-seen event: A desert tortoise meet-and-greet. The tortoise viewing ...

PHOENIX — They’re not fluffy, they don’t play fetch and they certainly don’t roll over. But there is such a thing as a lap tortoise. Dotty the desert tortoise climbs into the lap of Seyda Robertson in ...

The animals are also vulnerable to a range of deadly diseases such as upper respiratory illnesses and the shell disease cutaneous dyskeratosis, which softens their shells. Finally, as climate change ...

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

TUCSON, Ariz. - Federal officials have concluded that Sonoran desert tortoises native to Arizona have a relatively stable population that doesn’t need protection from environmental threats, but ...

Mojave desert tortoises have been living in the desert southwest for millions of years. But in recent decades, the tortoises faced threats from disease and development. Now there's more bad news. A ...

Arizona Game and Fish Department still has desert tortoises that need forever homes. Captive tortoises grow up to about 14 inches long and can live upwards of 80 years, AZGFD said. However, they ...

What has four scaly legs and spends 90% of its life underground? It could be your new pet. The Arizona Game and Fish Department’s desert tortoise adoption program began last week with more than 300 ...

TUCSON (KVOA) - The Sonoran desert tortoise will not be placed under federal protection after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service struck down potentially listing the shelled Arizonan under the ...

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PHOENIX — They’re not fluffy, they don’t play fetch and they certainly don’t roll over. But there is such a thing as a lap tortoise. What’s more, pet tortoises can wag their tails, will plod on up to ...