Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that have ...

Desert tortoises can live for decades, with a lifespan of up to 70 years in the wild and up to 100 years in captivity. Their diet consists of grasses, cactuses, wildflowers and other plants.

The Mojave Desert tortoise has long been considered a threatened species, but in June, California declared it endangered.

Seven years of carefully planned habitat restoration on private land in the Mojave Desert have yielded hope for the persistence of the endangered Amargosa vole. In early August, a photograph from a ...

Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions there. Some deserts are among the planet ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable ...

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.

The department is also working with the solar project in the Mojave Desert near Boron to conserve more than 80,000 acres of Joshua tree habitat, according to the company.

It can be a challenge as Desert Tortoises spend 90 percent of their time in their burrows. With the tracking equipment it makes it easier to find the tortoises, because seeing them is not easy.

In July of 2020, the Turkey Farm Road Fire tore through nearly 12,000 acres of prime tortoise habitat within the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve.

Two young rhinos soon will be joining The Living Desert family, moving into a new $17 million, 4-acre habitat that's under construction just inside the zoo’s entrance.

Desert tortoises can live for decades, with a lifespan of up to 70 years in the wild and up to 100 years in captivity. Their diet consists of grasses, cactuses, wildflowers and other plants.