NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed a Safe Harbor Agreement for the endangered Bolson tortoise species. The agreement would help establish the free-range population of ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Tortoises are roaming a New Mexico ranch in an effort to boost the population of a rare species. On Friday, September 22, 20 Bolson tortoises were released at the Armendaris Ranch.

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 is a long game ...

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 is a long game ...

In a relatively small pen on Ted Turner’s Armendaris Ranch, tucked between Elephant Butte and White Sands, a beloved species is bouncing back from the brink of extinction. A tortoise named “Gertie” ...

Reporting from Ventura, Calif. — When it comes to caring for the world’s rarest cold-blooded animals, few places match the pampering and security provided to hundreds of critically endangered turtles ...

Twenty Bolson tortoises were set free on Ted Turner’s property in New Mexico, where 23 of the tortoises already reside. It’s part of a plan to make sure they can survive on their own. Conservationists ...