PALM DESERT, CA—The head-start tortoise project at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, in a combined effort with other agencies across California, may dramatically increase the survival of the ...
The first of the four hatchlings, all female, began to emerge from its white, hard-shelled egg on Feb. 27, the zoo said. The ...
The group of young tortoises spent their early life in a headstart program operated by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at ...