Snakes aren’t the only animals that hiss; certain tortoises do, too. If something startles or provokes a sulcata tortoise, it ...

due to predators and habitat loss. Every year, the Game and Fish Department adopts out hundreds of captive desert tortoises that are surrendered to the department. These animals cannot be released ...

Over 30 of our local scouts helped the Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert with their tortoise habitat. Our chief photographer, Christopher Flicker, brings us this story.

Desert tortoises are herbivores and munch on Bermuda ... and even clambering into our laps when we sat cross-legged in her habitat. And when she sleeps, she doesn’t tuck up inside her shell ...

While the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) supports all forms of safe, responsible outdoor recreation, those who ...

Now that we're in the month of May and have seen temperatures consistently in the upper 80s—many locals are asking "where is ...

"The desert tortoise is in terrible shape, especially in the West Mojave, where it's in the worst shape. And it's partly due to this kind of habitat loss and the constant fragmentation," Belenky said.

Las Vegas' famous desert tortoise Mojave Max has emerged from brumation at a record-late date. What might his tardy exit tell ...