Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As monsoon rains bring much needed water to Arizona’s deserts, you may notice some of the state’s beloved shell-backed reptiles on ...

The program helps place displaced desert tortoises with Arizona families. Adoption applications are being accepted year-round ...

PICACHO, Ariz. (AP) — How long does it take a large desert tortoise to get to the other side of a southern Arizona highway? It’s still a mystery, after a state Department of Public Safety trooper ...

Arizona Game and Fish Department has more than 100 Sonoran desert tortoises looking for forever homes. AZGFD officials say due to primarily to illegal breeding, the department has several tortoises of ...

State wildlife officials are looking for new homes in Arizona for surrendered desert tortoises. The Arizona Game and Fish Department said in a mid-May Facebook post that rows of captive desert ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Looking to adopt a reptile companion this spring? Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) says dozens of desert tortoises are ready to go home to their forever families.

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PHOENIX — Arizona wildlife officials are looking for good homes for nearly 100 desert tortoises. The state Game and Fish's Department's tortoise adoption program says the tortoises are available for ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service in 2022 said listing the species found in Arizona and Mexico is not warranted. Environmentalists have returned to federal court in hopes of securing Endangered Species ...