However, one uniquely Arizonan experience may not instantly come to mind: Adopting a Sonoran Desert tortoise. Since 1981, the Arizona Game and Fish Department has facilitated a program to allow ...

After years of living pet-free (save one vicious betta fish), my family and I decided to adopt a captive desert tortoise. Fittingly, it was a slow and steady process. In Arizona where we live ...

Luckily, two slumbering desert tortoises survived thanks to the help of a longtime animal lover. Kenia Estrella has been working with animals since she was 17 years old. "I started with Los ...

It is also home to Kaleidoscope Desert, a unique animal sanctuary ... Here, humans and rescued wildlife — such as zebras, tortoises, and emus — can enjoy a peaceful retreat surrounded by ...