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Controversial Northern Corridor Highway plans have safeguards for threatened tortoise species

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — With the Northern Corridor Highway approved in Southern Utah, some of Utah’s slower and smaller residents could be affected: tortoises. One of the biggest questions ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

A highway through tortoise habitat? What the Northern Corridor’s revival means for southern Utah

St. George • Orange-red cliffs hug the northern edge of St. George. Past the last homes and buildings, sand, saltbush, yucca and sandstone extend for miles. That expanse, known as the Red Cliffs ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Environmental study says building ‘critical’ St. George highway would spread weeds, cause fires and threaten tortoises

St. George • Building a major highway through a national conservation area in southwest Utah would increase the spread of noxious weeds, spark more wildfires and increase the risk to Mojave desert ...
WTHR

Back home again | Endangered tortoises stolen from Indianapolis Zoo 'appear healthy,' zoo says

INDIANAPOLIS — Two tortoises are back home, nearly three weeks after they were stolen from the Indianapolis Zoo. The zoo said earlier this week the theft of the Egyptian tortoise and a Northern Spider ...
The Indianapolis Star

Stolen zoo tortoises found dumped in park an hour from Indianapolis

Two tortoises taken from the Indianapolis Zoo have been found and were unharmed, Indiana State Police said. The Egyptian and Northern Spider tortoises were taken from the zoo between Oct. 11-12 during ...