California, the Golden State, is home to a diverse range of animal life, and it is no surprise that the state has designated ...

A federal judge has prohibited off-road vehicle use in critical habitat for desert tortoises in California’s western Mojave ...

The desert tortoise was first listed as threatened in 1990.

The animals are also vulnerable to a range of deadly diseases such as upper respiratory illnesses and the shell disease cutaneous dyskeratosis, which softens their shells. Finally, as climate change ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. An iconic Southern California desert dweller ...

A desert tortoise in the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area in California City in 2022. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) The California Fish and Game Commission has formally recognized the Mojave ...

SAN DIEGO -- A wayward tortoise that cracked its shell after falling off a 10-foot wall in California is recovering after vets used screws, zip ties and denture material to repair it. San Diego County ...

Seeing a turtle isn’t rare in California, especially in ponds and lakes in city parks. Unfortunately, many are abandoned pets and might be species from anywhere in the world. Only one type, ...