
Can 3D-printing technology save threatened desert tortoises?
Tim Shields has always been a reptile freak. And his favorite reptile is the tortoise. As a biologist, Shields...

Giant tortoise believed extinct for 100 years is rediscovered
A member of a giant tortoise species once thought extinct was recently spotted on a remote island in the Galapagos....

Georgia businesses work with environmental groups to save the gopher tortoise
350 species of animals reside in burrows created by gopher tortoises, but the tortoises are in trouble. Protecting...

This lucky tortoise can walk again thanks to a custom-built LEGO wheelchair
When humans encounter mobility problems, we have a host of options that range from walkers to prosthetics, but...