her 175-pound pet tortoise. Her childhood home stood on Illif Street in the Pacific Palisades but was destroyed in the fire. Doran says many family members live in Palisades and across her entire ...

A local sanctuary for rescued tortoises is racing to rebuild after strong winds destroyed their hoop house, leaving the ...

Sadly gopher tortoises are struggling to survive as their habitat is destroyed for urban development. They need large, unfragmented parcels of undeveloped land, so any disruptions or barriers in their ...

Desert tortoises obtain most water from moist spring foods; they may go many years without drinking. THREATS: Road construction, housing developments, energy developments, and conversion of native ...