Millions of acres of the Mojave Desert, home to five military bases and at least 40 protected species, including the desert tortoise and Joshua trees, will have more protection thanks to a designation ...

The desert tortoise, a once-resilient reptile, is a keystone species in the Mojave Desert, where other animals depend for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the Mojave National Preserve in California. (Sierralara/IStockphoto via Getty Images ...

A federal judge ordered the closure of 2,200 miles of off-road vehicle routes in the Mojave Desert to protect endangered ...

Press surrounding the closure of a handful of off-road trails in the Mojave are that of "the sky is falling." The truth is far more benign, but that's not what the Blue Ribbon Coalition wants you to ...

Roughly 740,000 acres of the Mojave Desert comprise California's newest national monument in Riverside and Imperial counties. Chuckwalla National Monument was established in mid-January by outgoing ...

The desert tortoise, a once-resilient reptile, is a keystone species in the Mojave Desert, where other animals depend for ...

This story has been updated with additional information. Hikers, hunters and campers are breathing a sigh of relief after Congressional maneuvering temporarily halted a controversial proposal ...

President Barack Obama is granting national monument status to nearly 1.8 million acres of scenic Southern California desert, a move the White House says will maintain in perpetuity the region's ...