The Mojave desert tortoise is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The extent of the plants and animals at risk in the York fire are still under investigation, Willoughby said ...

The dwindling population has been most pronounced in the western Mojave Desert, where a survey found a 54% reduction in the number of animals between 2001 and 2020, representing the loss of ...

Other United Catalysts-backed projects include a vibrant 60-foot mural titled “Searchlight Treasures,” which is filled with images of animals that make the Mojave Desert their home ...

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 ... so plentiful that people driving through the Mojave would take them home to keep as backyard pets.

The tortoises emerged from their winter burrows Monday following the transfer of the animals ... throughout the Mojave and Sonoran deserts of California, Nevada and Arizona, desert tortoise ...

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 ...

Jolly said once tortoises are removed from their native habitat, they typically can’t be repatriated, especially if they have been kept in a home with other animals. “If you put them back in ...

Parks) 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 ...

Four puppies spent weeks in the Mojave Desert outside of Baker ... Patrol team that stops at nothing to rescue these abandoned animals.” Nevada SPCA say they will be up for adoption.

There are many springs in the Mojave Desert, but those that became the mainstays ... they realized large numbers of people and animals could overrun the amount of water supplied by smaller springs.

A Mojave Desert Tortoise is pictured behind protective fencing, meant to prevent the endangered animals from being struck by vehicles. Although they spend roughly 95% of their lives in underground ...