South Western Railway said Solomon was collected ... Network Rail suggested the owner’s home is next to the rail track and that the tortoise may have got through a gap in their fence.

DESCRIPTION: The western pond turtle is a medium-sized turtle, reaching between 7 and 9 inches. Adult turtles have a yellowish belly, with dark blotches and black spots or lines found on top of their ...

A rare WA turtle species in "dire straits" is set to be introduced to a new habitat in the state's South West, in a last-ditch effort to bring the reptiles back from the brink of extinction.

“The Western Mojave’s desert tortoises are sliding toward extinction, so it’s long past time for the Bureau of Land Management to curb these vehicles’ threats to the tortoises and all the rare plants ...