Once known as 'Hoover chickens,' the long-lived gopher tortoises are now at the center of a growing conservation battle.

Jonathan, an Aldabra giant tortoise on the South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, appears fully grown in a photograph researchers say was taken around 1882. That means he’s survived to at least 194 ...

At Philadelphia Zoo, a nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoise named Mommy has become the unlikely star of a conservation success story. In a development that has delighted staff and visitors alike, ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — A new interchange at Oslo Road and I-95 has opened in Indian River County, with a habitat designated for relocating gopher tortoises. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the ...

Star Tribune sports columnist Chip Scoggins joins Chad to talk about the Gophers beating Michigan, the Vikings struggling by winning over Miami and more! If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, ...

Autumn is my favorite season. I love cool, crisp temperatures that are just right for a cozy sweater, searching for the perfect pumpkins and gourds and the seasonal foods and flavors that bring back ...

Eggs from an olive ridley sea turtle laid near Seal Beach – Credit: City of Huntington Beach A bombshell report last week from the LA Times details that a series of olive ridley sea turtles which laid ...

Autumn is my favorite season. I love cool, crisp temperatures that are just right for a cozy sweater, searching for the perfect pumpkins and gourds and the seasonal foods and flavors that bring back ...

Miley Cyrus adopting a shelter tortoise might sound like a quirky celebrity headline, yet the story behind it is a genuinely uplifting example of how animal rescue can change a life in the most ...