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American Tortoise Rescue (ATR) is an animal rescue organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, adoption and protection of all tortoise and turtle species, and the protection of their environments. Located in Malibu, California, ATR is a United States 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. [1]
Firefighters in Kern County, California, helped to rescue a tortoise that had become trapped in a hole, without food or water, as seen in this video, posted to social media on August 12.Kern ...
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It’s still a mystery, after a state Department of Public Safety trooper recently helped rescue an escaped sulcata tortoise that was attempting to cross Interstate 10 near Picacho.
In 2018, the IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group recommended a re-assessment and re-classification of all six Gopherus species. This reclassification would move G. evgoodei from Near Endangered (NE) to Vulnerable (VU). [7]
The angonoka tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) is a critically endangered species of tortoise severely threatened by poaching for the illegal pet trade. It is endemic to Madagascar . [ 5 ] It is also known as the angonoka , ploughshare tortoise , Madagascar tortoise , or Madagascar angulated tortoise . [ 1 ]
That's one lovestruck tortoise! For a moment, @kendallmarshall24601 suspected that Horvis (the tortoise) might have wanted to, ahem, "have relations" with Copernicus the tuxedo cat - uh-oh ...
The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae.The species is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, and to the Sinaloan thornscrub of northwestern Mexico. [4]