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

Simple wire fencing — miles of it — is being used at Mojave National Preserve in California to protect Desert tortoises, a threatened species, from being runover by vehicles.

“During winter, they need an indoor enclosure ... using plans found on the internet and $100 to $200 worth of materials from a builder supply store. Sulcata tortoises, which can grow as large ...

Rocky is a Russian tortoise. There’s symbolism there ... “I’ve tried to talk to people about that.” For now, Brooks plans to embrace any name opportunities that present themselves ...

The Skyhoundz World Canine Disc Championship is competitively diverse, bringing in all ages of humans; a range of breeds, ...

The area is home to the dwindling desert tortoise and an endangered plant called the Lane Mountain milk-vetch. Conservationists will seek additional protections for the tortoise while next steps ...

This video shows three 29-year-old Galápagos giant tortoises being weighed at London Zoo - using traffic cones. Footage shows Dolly, Polly, and Priscilla plodding over to their weighing boards ...

MOSSEL BAY NEWS - A large number of tortoises from Harry Giddey Park have had to be euthanised by the Garden Route SPCA ...

James Harding, co-founder of Tortoise, has met senior Observer staff to try to reassure them about his plans. He has promised £25mn of investment in the Observer over five years above existing ...

‘See,’ said the Hare. ‘You’re all too scared to even try.’ ‘I’ll have a go,’ said the Tortoise. The Hare laughed. ‘You? The slowest creature in the whole world? I’m not wasting ...

It is thought the tortoise arrived at the Mid-UK Recycling Centre in Grantham on a lorry and was found by workers sorting through the rubbish A tortoise has lived to see another day after it ...