| Q1: 1 January — 31 March 2023 |
| Species |
Incoming |
M |
F |
U |
Placed |
Died |
| Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii | 217 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 12 |
| Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russian/Horsfield's Tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African Spurred Tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leopard Tortoise, Stigmochelys pardalis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red- or Yellow-Foot Tortoises, Chelonoidis carbonarius/C. denticulata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hermanns/Egyptian/Greek Tortoises, Testudo species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Tortoises | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Box Turtle Varieties, Terrapene species | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wood Turtle Varieties, Glyptemys or Rhinoclemmys species | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Painted Turtle Varieties, Chrysemys species |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slider Varieties, Trachemys species | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Turtles, Terrapins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 12 |
| Q2: 1 April — 30 June 2023 |
| Species |
Incoming |
M |
F |
U |
Placed |
Died |
| Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii | 209 | 49 | 22 | 22 | 67 | 13 |
| Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russian/Hordfield's Tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| African Spurred Tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leopard Tortoise, Stigmochelys pardalis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red- or Yellow-Foot Tortoise, Chelonoidis carbonarius/C. denticulata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hermanns/Egyptian/Greek Tortoises, Testudo species | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Tortoises | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Box Turtle Varieties, Terrapene species | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wood Turtle Varieties, Glyptemys or Rhinoclemmys species | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Painted Turtle Varieties, Chrysemys species | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slider Varieties Trachemys species | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Other Turtles/Terrapins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 53 | 32 | 23 | 80 | 13 |
| Q3: 1 July— 30 September 2023 |
| Species |
Incoming |
M |
F |
U |
Placed |
Died |
| Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii | 196 | 44 | 13 | 30 | 61 | 34 |
| Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Russian/Horsfield's Tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| African Spurred Tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata | 6 |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leopard Tortoise, Stigmochelys pardalis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Red- or Yellow-Foot Tortoise, Chelonoidis carbonarius/C. denticulata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hermanns/Egyptian/Greek Tortoises, Testudo species | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Tortoises | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Box Turtle Varieties, Terrapene species | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Wood Turtle Varieties, Glyptemys or Rhinoclemmys species | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Painted Turtle Varieties, Chrysemys species | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slider Varieties Trachemys species | 40 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Turtles/Terrapins | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 51 | 33 | 48 | 91 | 34 |
| Q4: 1 October— 31 December 2023 |
| Species |
Incoming |
M |
F |
U |
Placed |
Died |
| Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii |
198 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 13 |
| Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russian/Horsfield's Tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| African Spurred Tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leopard Tortoise, Stigmochelys pardalis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red- or Yellow-Foot Tortoise, Chelonoidis carbonarius/C. denticulata | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hermanns/Egyptian/Greek Tortoises, Testudo species | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Tortoises | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Box Turtle Varieties, Terrapene species |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wood Turtle Varieties, Glyptemys or Rhinoclemmys species | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Painted Turtle Varieties, Chrysemys species | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slider Varieties Trachemys species | 42 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Turtles/Terrapins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 22 | 34 | 14 |
| | M | F | U | Placed | Died |
| Total |
131 | 89 | 110 | 232 | 73 |
Explanations:
Abbreviations: M.F.U. = Male; Female; Unknown; CDFG = California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The total number of incoming animals may differ from the total placed/died/holding because the latter may include animals held from the previous quarter.
Other Reports by Year: 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |2024 | 2025
