The adoption is free ... who administers the desert tortoise permit process in California. “The tortoise is awake, they play with it, they get tired of it, it goes to sleep.

Desert tortoises have lived in the deserts of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah since the Pleistocene. In the early years of the 20th century, they still thrived within the Southwest's arid ...

A beloved pet tortoise has been found safe in the wake of California wildfires. The rescue occurred after the family's Altadena home was destroyed in the Eaton Fire, according to the San Dimas ...