A federal judge ruled the Bureau of Land Management's off-road plan didn't show how it minimized impacts to the desert tortoise, a move environmentalists hope will lead to safeguards for the ...

Following more than three decades of declining numbers, the Mojave desert tortoise has been officially declared an endangered species in California. The California Fish and Game Commission voted ...

The California Fish and Game Commission on Thursday formally recognized the Mojave desert tortoise as endangered.

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.

Federal judge rules off-road plan illegal, environmentalists see victory for desert tortoise A Tuesday ruling finds 6,000 miles of dirt roads set aside for motorized recreation ignored studies ...

Southern Utah's Mojave desert tortoise's prognosis for survival is grim, latest surveys show.

The organizations said that off-road vehicles cause deadly harm to the Mojave desert tortoise in particular, and that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had violated the Endangered Species Act by ...

One of the desert's most iconic denizens, the tortoise has been in peril for decades as urban growth wipes out habitat and temperatures rise.

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 ...

The Mojave desert tortoise faces multiple threats to its survival, including habitat loss driven by development, military training and base expansion, off-highway vehicle use and livestock grazing.

A federal judge ruled the Bureau of Land Management's off-road plan didn't show how it minimized impacts to the desert tortoise, a move environmentalists hope will lead to safeguards for the ...