After years of pressure and litigation from environmental groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is sticking with a previous stance that the Sonoran desert tortoise doesn't need federal protection ...

The federal government has agreed to consider whether the Sonoran desert tortoise, a Southwest icon whose population has declined by half in the past 20 years, warrants protection under the Endangered ...

ONCE a technological marvel, concentrated solar power (CSP) seems to have died a rather sudden death, with the announcement ...

Ravens are extremely successful, adaptable, opportunistic birds whose population has exploded in the Mojave over the last 60 years. This has been bad news for the desert tortoise. The solution to this ...

Beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died at about 141, the zoo says, adding that "caring for such a remarkable tortoise was a privilege." ...

Ivanpah generates electricity by using circles of mirrors to reflect the sun toward the tank on top of the tower, thereby ...

Mountainview Biological Consulting LLC (MVBC), a biological and ecological consulting firm, was catalyzed by Founder Rheanna ...

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.Gramma was born ...

A wildlife rehab center in Georgetown needs a new building to help critters. All Things Wild treated 5,000 animals from 166 ...

Twentynine Palms encompasses 59 square miles divided into residential neighborhoods and a revitalized downtown area known as Freedom Plaza. The 10-acre downtown includes the Joshua Tree National Park ...

Near Palm Springs, California, Joshua Tree National Park is a protected desert expanse named for its signature yucca plant ...