Officials effected a cave rescue to free a desert tortoise that had become trapped at the bottom of a 30-foot-deep mineshaft in the Newberry Mountains Wilderness last month. The reptile rescue ...

(AP) — How long does it take a large desert tortoise to get to the ... of Public Safety trooper recently helped rescue an escaped sulcata tortoise that was attempting to cross Interstate 10 ...

After years of living pet-free (save one vicious betta fish), my family and I decided to adopt a captive desert tortoise. Fittingly, it was a slow and steady process. In Arizona where we live ...

A Department of Public Safety trooper, with the help of another motorist, rescued the creature ... a hot and barren patch of desert between Phoenix and Tucson. The daring tortoise managed to ...

Officers rescued a "wayward" tortoise Wednesday after a woman found ... tortoise originates from the southern edge of the Sahara Desert in northern Africa. Also known as the Sulcata tortoise ...

Officers rescued a "wayward" tortoise Wednesday after a woman found ... tortoise originates from the southern edge of the Sahara Desert in northern Africa. Also known as the Sulcata tortoise ...

The large tortoise travelled roughly three miles through the desert before it was found. A stray tortoise has been saved from rail tracks between Teignmouth and Newton Abbot. A number of services ...

He explained they were desperate for help with their dog stuck in a tortoise den and didn’t know what to do," said Kim Powell from Samson’s K9 Search & Rescue. Kim said they were about to give ...

A 15-year-old Chihuahua named Lucy is safe and reunited with her family after spending three days trapped in a deep tortoise den in her owners' backyard. The blind and deaf senior dog fell into the ...