The typical seasonal timeframe for the Mojave National Preserve is December to June, but it can change due to weather conditions, project needs or funding, the National Park Service stated. The Mojave ...

Mojave National Preserve officials are continuing their efforts to protect endangered desert tortoises from vehicles with the installation of dozens of miles of roadside "tortoise fencing" in tortoise ...

Two wildlife crossings are proposed for State Route 62 to reduce the hundreds of annual animal deaths. The crossings would improve safety for both animals and drivers, as wildlife-vehicle collisions ...

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens have reintroduced 70 critically endangered Mojave desert tortoises to their native habitat on Edwards Air Force Base. The ...

Following more than three decades of declining numbers, the Mojave desert tortoise has been officially declared an endangered species in California. The California Fish and Game Commission voted ...

The two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon as they detected Brian Henen’s footsteps, eager for the handfuls of bok choy and snap peas that would soon be tossed their way. It will be a ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...

A 3.5-million-acre swath of Mojave Desert between Ridgecrest and the Morongo Basin has received a new federal designation that advocates hope will help protect vulnerable wildlife like the Mojave ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The proposed Rough Hat Clark County Solar Project would take up 2,400 acres of public land in the Pahrump Valley. The area is home to the federally protected desert tortoise, ...

In southern Nevada’s Valley of Fire State Park sandstone arches and sweeping dunes glow under the sun like another world. It looks like no one should be able to survive in the heat and desolation of ...