Scientists predict that the last female tortoise on the island of Golem Grad in North Macedonia will die in 2083 Gabrielle Rockson is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers ...

I recently learned of an atypical conservation approach that involves a lot of walking, a threatened tortoise species and an opportunity for people to make a contribution to environmental preservation ...

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On a remote island in North Macedonia, male Hermann’s tortoises outnumber females 19 to 1, an imbalance driving the population to extinction. A female Hermann’s tortoise from the island of Golem Grad ...