The scimitar-horned oryx has been brought back from extinction through captive breeding. Conservationists hope it could help ...

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We compared water quality at natural tinajas and 2 types of wildlife water developments in the deserts of southeastern California, USA. We analyzed water samples collected from each site for pH, ...

On a road trip in central Australia, a visitor learns how Indigenous custodians and conservationists are working to protect an ancient land and its animal denizens. Credit...Anthony Ham Supported by ...

I moved to Nevada in 1976 and can still remember the first time I visited the Desert National Wildlife Refuge — I saw a great horned owl and a bobcat. I thought to myself, “I just moved to a really ...

When desert animals face environmental extremes day in and day out, every unique anatomical feature can aid in their survival ...

Animals can adapt to any environment – even a sandy, arid landscape like the Sahara Desert. The vast stretches of sand dunes, ...

Tucked away from humans in hard-to-reach places, hundreds of artificial water catchments—AWCs, also known as guzzlers—dot the arid Southwest landscape, collecting rainwater for wildlife to drink.

Explore the Refuge's seven life zones, desert to the mountains, and interpretive trails. The Desert National Wildlife Refuge has seven life zones, including an area known as the outback, with fossils, ...

CARLSBAD, N.M. Dressed in matching blue Hawaiian shirts, Janelle Coleman, her husband and their 7 and 9-year-old sons were observing the sights and sounds of the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State ...

With more than 1,200 square miles of land area, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) is the fourth-largest installation in the Department of Defense in terms of land area. Testers see the proving ...

Desert X, the open air biennial staged in California’s Coachella Valley, has run into roadblocks with another one of its projects. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert has cancelled plans ...