Big fires in the Mojave Desert are “unfortunately becoming a greater concern,” McDonald said. Advertisement “Historically, in general, deserts tended to burn fairly infrequently,” he said.

The Mojave Desert’s deep canyons and super-sized skies inspire printmaker Anne Hoff. A nne Hoff takes inspiration from the complex beauty she spots in the bark of pine trees, the sword-shaped ...

Tortoises in the western Mojave Desert have been hardest hit, according to state wildlife officials. Researchers found a 54% reduction in the number of animals there between 2001 and 2020 ...

The tortoises pockmark the desert floor with burrows that other animals use for shelter, and disperse the seeds of native plants in their waste. “They’re influencing what else can exist on the ...

The Mojave desert tortoise has been listed as threatened at the state level since 1989, ... where a survey found a 54% reduction in the number of animals between 2001 and 2020, ...

The Mojave desert tortoise has been ... can take as long as 20 years for them to reach sexual maturity and their eggs and hatchlings are often prey for other animals. Roger Dale, president of the ...

One of the rarest animals on Earth is slowly rebounding on the rock ledge of a remote water-filled Mojave Desert cavern — the only place where the species has ever been observed. The critically ...

Millions of acres in the Mojave Desert have been designated as a Sentinel Landscape, meaning more will be done to balance military training with protecting listed plants and animals such as the ...

Shelldon is one of many desert tortoises finding new homes across the state. The new digs come courtesy of the Utah Desert Tortoise Adoption Program, which began in the 1990s after desert ...

Four dogs were living in the Mojave Desert for a couple weeks without food and water until they were rescued by Las Vegas Valley animal shelters. By FOX5 Staff Published : Aug. 14, 2024 at 1:04 PM PDT ...

The primary emigrant and trade routes through the Mojave Desert were the Old Spanish Trail and the Mojave Road. The Old Spanish Trail ran from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Los Angeles.

Mojave National Preserve officials are continuing their efforts to protect endangered desert tortoises from vehicles with the installation of dozens of miles of roadside "tortoise fencing" in ...