2, at just over 6 million acres. This corridor connecting the Mojave Desert to the Colorado Plateau may appear as a patchwork of protected lands, but it weaves together wildlife habitats and is a ...
Meanwhile, environmentalists continue to blame the Mojave Desert plant for killing ... s construction destroyed irreplaceable pristine desert habitat along with numerous rare plant species ...
The monument also serves to preserve the area's incredibly biodiverse land, nearly two-thirds of which is critical habitat for the endangered Mojave Desert tortoise and the desert pupfish.