"Indoor rearing at The Living Desert enables the tortoises to grow to three to five times the size they would at this stage in their native habitat, making them less vulnerable to predation," the ...

Even this projection fails to account for the full effect of habitat destruction on this highly vulnerable species. “Our organization has been committed to saving the gopher tortoise for over 20 years ...

“It ignores devastating urban sprawl that’s decimated the tortoise’s habitat and will continue to drive the species ever closer to extinction.” The Service reached its decision despite projecting ...

The Tortoise Research and Captive Rearing Site at the Twentynine Palms Marine base shelters the young reptiles until their shells are tough enough to withstand raven attacks. The site is aimed at ...