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SANPETE COUNTY — Utah residents interested in adopting an unusual but low-maintenance pet may have the opportunity to provide ...

Utah wildlife officials announced on Tuesday that they have 15 Mojave desert tortoises available for adoption, and they’re ...

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources needs homes for 15 protected Mojave Desert tortoises that can’t be returned to the ...

State wildlife officials are looking for good homes for 15 desert tortoises. Why it matters: The endangered reptiles can't be ...

Looking for a roommate that won't talk back and may outlive you? The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is seeking ...

SCOTTSDALE — Sonoran desert tortoises are built for the desert. With their short legs and tough shell, they slowly but skillfully traverse Arizona’s rocky terrain and, like goats, can get to places ...

IVINS, Utah (KUTV) — There has been a spike in visitors at Snow Canyon State Park as beloved Mojave Desert tortoises make their way out in the 90-degree heat. “Lots of people will come to our park and ...

MOJAVE DESERT, California (CNN) -- Scientists have been crawling around in the desert, trying to stop the desert tortoise's slow crawl toward extinction. On one such recent outing, they made an ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...