PALM DESERT, CA—The head-start tortoise project at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, in a combined effort with other agencies across California, may dramatically increase the survival of the ...

When we left our hut doors open, which we often did to let in air, the tortoises would walk right through. It didn’t matter if we were cooking or sleeping or preparing camera gear. Our quarters ...

After hunkering down last year with two female tortoises in a large, deep burrow, Max decided this year to be alone in a shallow burrow he’s brumated in before, Locke said. With Max sleeping ...