Spring has sprung, and that means Florida’s wildlife is stirring. Migration, breeding, feeding and nesting all increase this time of year. The following seasonal tips can help protect wildlife and ...

Conservation milestone: captive-bred giant tortoises released to the wild on La Espanola ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo could witness something it hasn’t seen in decades: a natural giant panda birth. Bao Li and Qing ...

Kaʻiulani Murphy is quick to spot white terns flapping their wings when she's guiding Polynesian voyaging canoes across the ...

Lamma is a 2 year old neutered male weighing 55 lbs. Lamma is a friendly boy who loves to play fetch and has done well in ...

Reports on April Fools' Day of the death of the world's oldest living land animal—a 193-year-old tortoise called ...

Discover the heartwarming story of 158 giant tortoises returning to their ancestral home on Floreana Island after nearly two ...

The Galápagos tortoise, an emblem of the Galápagos Islands, is a magnificent creature renowned for its impressive size, longevity, and tranquil pace of life. These iconic gentle giants symbolize the ...

Let the battle begin! I had a ringside seat — well, actually a rock-side seat. I was standing on a slope in Calico Basin, watching two desert tortoises fighting between the boulders. Head-to-head, ...

LABELLE, Fla. (WINK) — Two LaBelle residents are raising concerns about the threat to a protected species due to rapid community growth. The gopher tortoise, Florida's only native tortoise species, is ...

In the mid-1800s, the Floreana giant tortoise was believed to have gone extinct, according to the Galapagos Conservation Trust. Floreana Island was colonized in 1832 by Ecuador and with that came ...

A 109-year-old Aldabra giant tortoise had advanced medical scans after keepers at an Australian zoo noticed neck swelling and breathing changes. The 298-pound reptile, Esmerelda, was transported from ...