Absent intervention by state wildlife officials, Nevada’s state animal, the desert bighorn sheep ... and suggested the species needs to be managed to reduce predation on deer and sheep.

As part of a planned 2,400-acre solar project southwest of Pahrump, developer Candela Renewables will temporarily relocate 114 adult desert tortoises — a species, listed as threatened under the ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for ...

Here, we explore 15 remarkable animals that can survive in extreme temperatures. Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in Mojave Desert, southern California. Desert tortoises can survive the intense ...

One Pasadena family who lost their home is celebrating the survival and recovery of their pet tortoise, Rocky. When the family returned home to see what, if anything, survived the Eaton Fire ...

That’s the phrase caretaker Caitlin Doran uses to describe Palisades local and internet celebrity Tiptoe the tortoise, and the community she loves so much. The 23-year-old African Sulcata ...

Not too different from our own, but when the key difference is these species are from ecosystems that have fire as part of the ecosystem dynamics. You know, they recruit very well after fire. And so, ...

ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- A family in Altadena is rejoicing after their 100-pound pet tortoise was found amid the devastation of the Eaton Fire. Rocki survived the fire after the family lost ...

Australia has one of the world's highest rates of extinctions with about 100 species of flora and fauna lost since European colonisation. There were 42 new additions to the national list of ...

Over the weekend, they spotted the pitter-patter tracks of tiny green sea turtle hatchlings etched into the sand. "A few volunteers and I raked the beach in front of where we knew the hatchlings ...