The International Union for Conservation of Nature has published a new assessment that revises the gopher tortoise’s status from “vulnerable” to “critically endangered” on the IUCN Red List of ...

A team of Ecuadoran and international scientists said Wednesday they have identified a new giant tortoise species on the Galapagos Islands. There are only a few hundred members of the new species, ...

Loss of wetlands, changes in habitat hydrology from dams and agricultural tile drainage, viruses, and poaching put turtle ...

Through an annual research effort, scientists are gaining a better understanding of the turtles that call Jamestown Island ...

The genetic homogeneity of the endangered elongated tortoise aids the species' protection, as demonstrated in a study by Senckenberg researchers and an international team, published in the journal ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Gopher tortoises imperiled by loss of habitat largely caused by human development should be placed on the endangered species list in four southern states, environmental groups ...

"The assumption that living organisms tend to increase in body size over the course of evolution, known as 'Cope's Law,' cannot be demonstrated in turtles," explains Ferreira, and hecontinues, "The ...