LENNOX — Two Texas siblings are counting their blessings after a family from South Dakota found their runaway turtle. Scoot is a 12-year-old desert box turtle belonging to Charis Knobloch, 9, and ...

MIDLAND, Texas — The transition from the winter season to the spring season brings out the desert box turtle, also known as the ornate box turtle. Ornate box turtle sightings become more common during ...

As monsoon storms draw wildlife into the open, desert tortoises may start moving around. If you see one, leave it there. Capturing a wild tortoise is illegal, but it's also bad for the health of the ...

The California Fish and Game Commission has formally recognized the Mojave desert tortoise as endangered. The designation, granted Thursday, is the latest in a long series of steps to try to protect ...

Are box turtles in worse shape than herpetologists thought? University of Toledo researchers raise the question in new ...

For the desert tortoise, an approximately 1-foot-long reptile found in desert valleys across California and the American Southwest, a full lifespan can be up to 80 years. So while the Mojave National ...