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 ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Four dogs were living in the Mojave Desert for a couple weeks without food and water until they were rescued by Las Vegas Valley animal shelters. The Nevada SPCA sent a ...

After three years, Conserve Southwest Utah has wrapped up its effort to collect data on federally threatened Mojave desert tortoises and other wildlife in the Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation ...

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Roughly 740,000 acres of the Mojave Desert comprise California's newest national monument in Riverside and Imperial counties. Chuckwalla National Monument was established in mid-January by outgoing ...

Millions of acres of the Mojave Desert, home to five military bases and at least 40 protected species, including the desert tortoise and Joshua trees, will have more protection thanks to a designation ...

The Mojave Desert Land Trust is holding its largest-ever native plant sale in Joshua Tree. On Saturday, about 4,000 plants will be on sale, representingover 65 species, which are drought tolerant and ...

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 ...

For Gila monsters that live in the warming Mojave Desert, relocating to beat the heat may not be so simple. While climate change might create some better habitats, the lizards could be left behind in ...

1. In spite of growing reliance on translocations in wildlife conservation, translocation efficacy remains inconsistent. One factor that can contribute to failed translocations is releasing animals ...

Millions of acres of the Mojave Desert, home to five military bases and at least 40 protected species, including the desert tortoise and Joshua trees, will have more protection thanks to a designation ...