C A I R O, Egypt, Aug. 31 -- A tortoise laboriously pulls itself up toa thorny shrub in the arid desert, slowly plucking at theplant’s stems in an attempt to suck out any moisture. The barren ...

A tortoise fleeing the Sand Fire in California's Santa Clarita area was rescued on July 23, 2016, according to the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control.

Environmentalists have returned to federal court in hopes of securing Endangered Species Act protections for the Sonoran desert tortoise. In the latest round of a yearslong dispute, the Tucson ...