Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A federal judge has partly ruled in favor of environmental groups challenging what one called a vast "spaghetti" network of ...

The typical seasonal timeframe for the Mojave National Preserve is December to June, but it can change due to weather conditions, project needs or funding, the National Park Service stated. The Mojave ...

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens have reintroduced 70 critically endangered Mojave desert tortoises to their native habitat on Edwards Air Force Base. The ...

The desert tortoise was first listed as threatened in 1990.

A federal judge has struck down the latest Bureau of Land Management plan to manage off-roading routes in the Mojave Desert, saying it didn't provide adequate protections for the dwindling desert ...

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 tortoise ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The proposed Rough Hat Clark County Solar Project would take up 2,400 acres of public land in the Pahrump Valley. The area is home to the federally protected desert tortoise, ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...

A federal judge has partly ruled in favor of environmental groups challenging what one called a vast "spaghetti" network of popular off-road vehicle routes in the Mojave Desert, which they charge are ...

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens have reintroduced 70 critically endangered Mojave desert tortoises to their native habitat on Edwards Air Force Base. Photo ...