An unidentified driver and Arizona Department of Public Safety Sgt. Steven Sekrecki hold a rescued a sulcata tortoise that was attempting to cross Interstate 10 near Picacho on July 30.

Reptiles were petted as delighted shrieks were heard around the Clark County Wetlands Park Nature Center on Saturday. The ...

They can enjoy long lifespans with proper care and adoration from owners. Whether it's a turtle or a tortoise, Americans are bringing the creatures into their homes and learning the animals aren't the ...

An Arizona family's adoption of a desert tortoise highlights a growing effort to place captive reptiles in secure homes.

Arizona police have shared how authorities were able to track down a 5-year-old boy who wandered into the desert with his dog ...

The Pflugerville facility helps rehabilitate the animals with health conditions due to improper care, as well as those who ...

Arizona Game & Fish/Bureau of Land Management/Flickr Environmentalists have returned to federal court in hopes of securing Endangered Species Act protections for the Sonoran desert tortoise.

Two kids fell from a moving pick-up truck at Lake Pleasant's Desert Tortoise Campground around 3 p.m. on June 5, authorities said. They're in serious condition at the hospital.

After nearly four years of residence at Area 15, Pikai the desert tortoise sculpture will now call the Las Vegas Natural History Museum home thanks to Goodwill of Southern Nevada.

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — After nearly four years of residence at Area 15, Pikai the desert tortoise sculpture will now call the Las Vegas Natural History Museum home thanks to Goodwill of Southern Nevada.

The API failed to deliver the resource. Deputies and Peoria Fire crews responded to the Desert Tortoise Campground near Scorpion Bay Marina. Stephanie Duprey reports near Peoria, Arizona.