For example, in California, it is illegal to purchase, sell or breed desert tortoises — however, you can adopt them but only if they were born before 1972 and only if you have a permit.

ALTADENA, Calif. -- A family in Altadena, California, is rejoicing after their 100-pound pet tortoise was found amid the ...

But in some patches of California desert, their numbers have dropped ... beneath raven nests on power poles and see piles of dead baby tortoises that were opened, killed, carried to the nests ...

What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening.

But in some patches of California desert, their numbers have dropped ... beneath raven nests on power poles and see piles of dead baby tortoises that were opened, killed, carried to the nests ...