How a 'sweet and shy' tortoise outlived empires and survived two world wars

No one knows exactly when Gramma was born. But if the estimated birth year of 1884 is accurate, Chester Arthur occupied the ...

Gramma, a tortoise who lived through 20 presidencies, dies at 141

Her life spanned a tumultuous period of U.S. and world history, from Chester Arthur to Donald Trump. To San Diegans, she was ...
The Columbian

Biologists in slow race to help tortoise species

ENGLE, N.M. — While the average lifespan of North America’s largest and most rare tortoise species is unknown, biologists have said it could span upward of a century. So saving the endangered species ...

Meet Gramma: The 141-year-old Galápagos tortoise died who witnessed two world wars died at the San Diego Zoo

San Diego Zoo mourns the loss of Gramma, a Galápagos tortoise estimated to be 141 years old. Born in the Galápagos Islands, ...

Florida’s gopher tortoise relocation may not save the species — here’s why | Opinion

Opinion: Florida moves gopher tortoises to save them from development, but experts say relocation may not solve the bigger ...

Gramma, a Galápagos Tortoise Older Than the San Diego Zoo, Dies at About 141

Gramma, who died at the zoo on Thursday, was believed to have been born in 1884, when Chester A. Arthur was in the White ...
al.com

Gopher tortoise denied Endangered Species Act protections in most of Alabama

Federal wildlife officials say the threatened gopher tortoise does not need protections under the Endangered Species Act in most parts of Alabama, but wildlife advocates say the decision is ...
WRAL

Galapagos tortoise species was thought to be extinct until a female loner's discovery

When a small female tortoise was spotted in 2019 on the inaccessible volcanic island of Fernandina in the Galapagos, researchers were shocked. Previously, only one other tortoise, a large male loner, ...
fox17online

A tortoise species considered extinct 100 years ago is still alive, Ecuador says

Scientists say a tortoise discovered in 2019 on the Galapagos Islands belongs to a species considered extinct more than 100 years ago. The single female tortoise belongs to the species Chelonoidis ...
KSAT

Vulnerable tortoise species headed to SeaWorld San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO – One of the largest tortoise species in the world will soon call SeaWorld San Antonio home. The Aldabra tortoise is found naturally on Aldabra Island, one of the Seychelles islands in the ...
NPR

Gopher tortoises in Southern states deserve federal protections, groups say

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Gopher tortoises imperiled by loss of habitat largely caused by human development should be placed on the endangered species list in four southern states, environmental groups ...
SUNY-ESF

‘Extinct’ Floreana Tortoise Species Could Return to Galapagos

The Floreana giant tortoise — a species that drew interest from Charles Darwin and that was long believed to be extinct — has a shot at revival thanks to restoration efforts underway in the Galapagos ...