Alagba, Nigeria’s royal tortoise alleged to be the oldest in Africa, lived to the estimated age of 344 before its death on October 3, 2019. Considered a historical figure, Alagba lived in the ...

Lights near turtle nesting sites cause hatchlings to crawl towards roads and homes instead of following the reflection of the full moon into the ocean. When contacted by the Townsville Bulletin ...

BACK TO THE WILD. Officials and residents of Curimao, Ilocos Norte release at least 35 pawikan (sea turtle) hatchlings to their natural habitat on Wednesday (Jan. 29, 2025) in Barangay Paguludan. The ...

Dar es Salaam. A total of 116 baby tortoises that were smuggled by a Ukrainian national, Orga Kryshtopa in 2023, have been returned to Tanzania as evidence against their smuggler. More than two years ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for ...

A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their lives in floods this month ...

Hundreds of tortoises have died following severe floods at a sanctuary in southwestern Madagascar that houses and protects more than 12,000 of the critically endangered animals. On Jan.

One Pasadena family who lost their home is celebrating the survival and recovery of their pet tortoise, Rocky. When the family returned home to see what, if anything, survived the Eaton Fire, they ...

A beloved pet tortoise has been found safe in the wake of California wildfires. The rescue occurred after the family's Altadena home was destroyed in the Eaton Fire, according to the San Dimas ...

The 23-year-old African Sulcata tortoise was originally given to 7-year-old Doran as a Christmas present. It was the birth of a Palisades icon. Get top local stories in Southern California ...