Dozens of miles of "tortoise fencing" are being installed along roadsides in prime tortoise habitats, officials said.

A Tuesday ruling finds 6,000 miles of dirt roads set aside for motorized recreation ignored studies showing high death rates ...

October 19, 2024 - Desert tortoises are vulnerable to vehicles as they slowly cross Preserve roads, with dozens killed or ...

A federal judge ruled the Bureau of Land Management's off-road plan didn't show how it minimized impacts to the desert ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service proposal would ease permitting for projects that could harm the threatened species in an area ...

Unfortunately, they cannot be released back into the wild because they could transmit diseases that can affect the wild ...

"Is that how you get tortoise shell cats," one user said, while another added: "I have never seen a tortoise move that fast." ...

A judge has rejected federal agencies’ approval of activities in the California Desert Conservation Area, including a vast ...

Sheldon, a 10-year-old sulcata tortoise, escaped his outdoor habitat in Wapiti, Wyoming. He trudged a mile uphill into the ...

The judge ruled that the Bureau of Land Management did not designate off-road vehicle routes with the objective of minimizing ...

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service observes Desert Tortoise Conservation Week during the first week of October. This week-long ...

It’s not just burrowing owl advocates who are concerned about the the consequences of solar sprawl. It’s desert tortoise ...