Innovative rescue: Veterinarian Nielsen Donato built a custom brace to repair a crushed Aldabra giant tortoise's shell after a vehicle accident. Step-by-step care: The team stabilized the tortoise, ...

Tucked away in the back of the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo lies a shaded grassy area where 10 rescued gopher tortoises spend their days grazing and burrowing — unable to return to the wild but safe ...