Indiana DNR shares how to help native Indiana turtles cross the road safely and why they don't make good pets.

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The Aug. 16, 2025 event at Laredo College allowed people to voluntarily hand over captive Texas tortoises without facing ...

Utah wildlife officials announced on Tuesday that they have 15 Mojave desert tortoises available for adoption, and they’re ...

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A twisted pet owner who left his starving dog trapped in a debris‑filled bathtub and a tortoise confined to a barren tank has ...

Harbor House of Central Florida’s annual Paws for Peace walk returns Saturday to raise money for domestic violence survivors ...

Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy revealed a tortoise he had hidden in his pocket during a pre-game interview. Murphy paid a clubhouse attendant $500 to purchase the reptile before the game against ...

A Salisbury family is devastated after its pet tortoise went missing from front garden, prompting an appeal for help to find ...

Katherine Quesenberry, DVM, MPH, DABVP (Avian), is chief medical officer, senior veterinarian, a specialist in avian medicine ...