Couple’s 150-year-old tortoise missing from Cupertino yard

For 65 years, Butch has been a fixture in the Monta Vista neighborhood in Cupertino, wandering around Opal Carle’s yard, nibbling on roses and grazing around her feet.

But now, Butch, a threatened desert tortoise, is missing and the family he lived with for two generations is beside itself with worry.

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Tagged as: Cupertino, Desert Tortoises, Monta Vista, Opan Carle, Roses, Tortoises

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