Tortoise Adoption Program News Today

The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has about 300 Sonoran desert tortoises of all ages and sizes up for adoption.

The desert tortoise can live to more than 80 years and like most tortoises, takes a long term commitment. They remain wards of the state.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department has about 260 Sonoran desert tortoises looking for forever homes.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department has about 200 Sonoran desert tortoises that are in need of forever homes.

Reptiles Magazine Arizona Game & Fish Has More Than 100 Sonoran Desert Tortoises For Adoption A free virtual tortoise adoption information session via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, Arizona time. March 10, 2021 A hatchling desert tortoise. Photo by U.S. Geological Survey If you live in the state of Arizona and are considering a tortoise, the Arizona Game & Fish department announced it will hold an adoption event for Sonoran desert tortoises ( Gopherus morafkai) it has in its possession...

A Sonoran desert tortoise. “Many people don’t even consider opening up their homes to desert tortoises, but they make fantastic and personable pets,” said Tegan Wolf, desert tortoise adoption program coordinator for the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD). “It’s rewarding to hear stories from those who have adopted a captive tortoise and made them part of the family, because they’re a unique alternative to traditional family pets. They offer many of the same life lessons to ch...

AZGFD officials say due to primarily to illegal breeding, the department has several tortoises of various ages and sizes available for adoption.

Wanted: Forever homes for more than 100 Sonoran desert tortoises that can grow to 14 inches and live as long as 100 years.