The sulcata tortoise is officially called the African spurred tortoise and is native to the Sahara Desert. Read on to ... can shorten their lives, such as predators, diseases, and adverse weather.

The ridges provide high-quality forage and good visibility for spotting predators ... javelina, or even a desert tortoise breeches the fence and gets trapped on the road. The Pima Association ...

There are all kinds of animals present on the planet. Some of these are lightening fast while others are extremely slow. Here ...

It wouldn’t make much sense to prohibit people from shooting a threatened woodpecker while allowing its forest to be cut down ...

The sights and sounds of a busy Friday at the Springs Preserve in early May: bees buzzing around blooming desert wildflowers, kids playing at the splash pad, butterflies spreading their wings and ...

He makes note of the state reptile, the desert tortoise, which is now a protected species. "We have a head start program for the desert tortoise because they're threatened right now. The raven ...

If you encounter a desert tortoise, keep your distance and avoid disturbing it. Report sightings to AZGFD and call their Desert Tortoise Adoption program at 844-896-5730 if an injured tortoise is ...

AZGFD Tortoise Adoption Program coordinator, in a news release. "While the Arizona Game and Fish Department strives to keep wildlife wild, captive desert tortoises cannot be released into the wild ...

The desert tortoise then emerges again in the spring, signaling the start of warmer weather for southern Nevada. So summer lovers rejoice! Mojave Max made his emergence yesterday. Local ...

Mojave Max, the desert tortoise whose annual spring emergence from his underground burrow at the Springs Preserve marks the beginning of spring in Southern Nevada, is awake, but he’s not ready ...

The monument lands also provide refuge for more than 50 rare plants and animals, from bighorn sheep, desert tortoise, and burro deer to small burrowing owls and its namesake, the Chuckwalla lizard.