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

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

The route network accesses roughly 3.1 million acres of land managed by BLM in the Western Mojave Desert, including parts of San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Riverside, Kern and Inyo counties.

For his cult radio show, “Desert Oracle,” Ken Layne channels Mark Twain and Tom Waits to spin tales of weird pets, scorching weather, and U.F.O.s.