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.

Mojave Max, Southern Nevada’s desert tortoise and weather prognosticator, came out of his burrow at 3:09 p.m. today to bring the unofficial start of spring in the Las Vegas area. Mojave Max ...

Max, the desert tortoise mascot of the Clark County Desert Conservation Program and Southern Nevada’s weather prognosticator, emerged from his burrow on Thursday at 2:09 p.m., the county said in ...

Robinson, a Sonoran desert tortoise ... Here's what we know Applicants must submit photos of their burrow, the overall tortoise enclosure, shade areas, placement of a water dish and access ...

But "ho-hum" does not accurately describe the expected emergence of Mojave Maxine, the celebrated Desert Tortoise of Palm ... farewell and trundle out of her burrow into the sunshine.

Desert Tortoise (Getty Images/Fuse ... She recalled one occasion when she met eyes with a tortoise emerging from a burrow and found the experience "so magical it changed my life.

It was the entrance to a desert tortoise burrow — one of thousands catalogued by her employer, Primergy Solar, during construction of one of the nation’s largest solar farms on public lands ...

That may seem like a lot of work, but Gleich said once the burrow is built, “they’re pretty low maintenance after that.” Hi, hello! Just your friendly neighborhood desert tortoise comin' in ...

Here’s why an intact desert landscape matters for the tortoise – and us ... eager to drink from a smooth stone near his summer burrow that would collect water. I walked out to Reliable’s usual summer ...

In Arizona where we live, the state runs a captive desert tortoise adoption program ... fashioning a burrow and planting tortoise-friendly flowers. Building the habitat takes time.