Defenders of Wildlife and the Desert Tortoise Council, sued the federal agencies in 2021 over the 2019 West Mojave Route Network Project, which they said had failed to minimize off-road vehicle ...

But by the end of last century, this population of the desert tortoise was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Livestock grazing and urban development, along with the ever ...

In the Mojave Desert, ravens are threatening tortoise populations, pushing conservationists to find an innovative solution. Enter the robotic tortoise—designed to scare off predators and reshape their ...

After years of living pet-free (save one vicious betta fish), my family and I decided to adopt a captive desert tortoise. Fittingly, it was a slow and steady process. In Arizona where we live ...

That depends on the type of turtle. Box turtles, desert tortoises and water turtles all require different types of water, according to the California Turtle and Tortoise Club. Box turtles should ...

the threatened desert tortoise. And while developers take steps to find them new places to live, sometimes the tortoises don’t want to leave. “When you take them and move them 10 miles away ...

From the desert to the sea to all of Southern California, the ground keeps shaking in the Golden State, this time in Barstow.

Portions of Fairview Mountain Park transform not only into a wildflower oasis during the early spring but also into a prime ...

Many area residents know Mojave Max from his annual emergence contest, where elementary school students participate in the Punxsutawney Phil-esque tradition of guessing when the desert tortoise ...

Mojave Max has finally emerged from his burrow. The desert tortoise mascot for the Clark County Desert Conservation Program came out of his burrow at the Springs Preserve at 3:09 p.m. Tuesday.