The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that its Gopher Tortoise Habitat Enhancement Project is in full ...

The Oreo-sized baby turtle represents a turning point in Rockalina's recovery: Spending time with her own kind.

Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s ...

Volunteers remove invasive plants at Sanibel's C.R. Johnston Preserve to restore habitat for threatened gopher tortoises.

Fifty formerly captive Aldabra giant tortoises have been released onto an exclusive private island in the Seychelles. The ...

A landowner in North Port, Florida, has been fined more than $150,000 after the police found widespread illegal land clearing on the property. According to WWSB ABC 7, the unauthorized activity ...

No one knows exactly when Gramma the Galápagos tortoise was born on that volcanic chain of Pacific islands. What is clear, though, is that she lived through the fall of empires, two world wars, and ...

The California zoo invited fans of the late Galápagos tortoise to enjoy one of her favorite snacks, a "generous, fruit-filled salad," in her honor San Diego Zoo/I/nstagram Gramma, the Galápagos ...

(FOX 5/KUSI) — Gramma, a Galapagos tortoise that was the oldest living animal at the San Diego Zoo, has died. The zoo said Gramma had ongoing bone conditions and that caretakers had to make the ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The San Diego Zoo announced on Friday via an Instagram post that Gramma, the beloved Galápagos tortoise, has died. Gramma arrived at the San Diego Zoo between 1928 and 1931 as part ...

Gramma, who died at the zoo on Thursday, was believed to have been born in 1884, when Chester A. Arthur was in the White House. By Victor Mather Tortoises are slow. While most of Earth’s creatures zip ...

A North Port-based environmental group is fundraising to purchase four lots in Harbour Heights. The Environmental Conservancy of North Port and Surrounding Areas needs to raise $7,000 by a Dec. 1 ...