This Indian Ocean idyll is bucket list destination for beach bums and animal lovers alike. Hayley Spencer checks in and comes ...

For the desert tortoise, an approximately 1-foot-long reptile found in desert valleys across California and the American ...

called it a “major victory for California’s desert wildlife.” “The desert tortoise is in terrible shape, especially in the West Mojave, where it’s in the worst shape. And it’s partly ...

St. George • Nearly 3,000 acres of Mojave desert tortoise habitat and prime recreation land, including the renowned Bearclaw Poppy and Zen trails, could give way to affordable and luxury housing.

The desert tortoise was granted California "endangered species" status by the California Fish and Game Commission in April following three decades of declining numbers. The species had previously ...

Dozens of miles of "tortoise fencing" are being installed along roadsides in prime tortoise habitats, officials said.

California Native Plant Society, Defenders of Wildlife and the Desert Tortoise Council, sued the federal agencies in 2021 over the 2019 West Mojave Route Network Project, which they said had ...

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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 ...

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 ...