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

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 ...

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

SALT LAKE CITY — It's been 18 years since the federal government decided to protect the shy, slow-moving Mojave desert tortoise, and wildlife officials fear little has been accomplished. "We know for ...

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

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 — The desert tortoise, a once-resilient reptile, is a keystone species in the Mojave Desert, where other animals depend for their survival on the burrows it digs. But it is imperiled in ...

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 ...

The desert tortoise, a once-resilient reptile, is a keystone species in the Mojave Desert, where other animals depend for their survival on the burrows it digs. But it is imperiled in California ...