Tortoises

Army To Move More Than 1,100 Desert Tortoises

Los Angeles Times | Posted 09.06.2009 | Green


As it prepares to expand training operations at Ft. Irwin in the Mojave Desert, the U.S. Army is again proposing to move more than 1,100 threatened Ca...

Are You an Animal Lover?

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living


Arthur Rosenfeld

Can snakes and turtles feel love? I suppose I'd have to be a snake or a turtle to be sure, and therein lies the rub.

Ukrainian Tortoise Smuggler Foiled

AP | MARTA KUCHARSKA | Posted 07.04.2009 | Green


WARSAW, Poland — Polish customs at the Ukrainian border Tuesday found 121 Central Asian tortoises, a threatened species, bound so tightly in bla...

Tortoise Cams! Ancient Creatures Go High Tech In The Galapagos

AP | Posted 06.15.2009 | Green


QUITO, Ecuador — Scientists in the Galapagos Islands have installed cameras on the shells of giant tortoises in a study that could shed light on...