Native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) once roamed all over the vast Mojave and Sonoran deserts, marking the landscape with their ...

Seventy critically endangered Mojave desert tortoises are bringing hope to their threatened species. Six months ago, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDWZA) and The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens ...

But by the end of last century, this population of the desert tortoise was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Livestock grazing and urban development, along with the ever ...

Over 100 desert tortoises at the Arizona Game and Fish Department seek a home where they can happily crawl around and burrow ...

The Mojave National Preserve and Federal Highway Administration are inviting the public to comment on a proposed road project ...

Herbinson is concerned about the fate of threatened and endangered species in and around Joshua Tree National Park, where the famous western Joshua tree and Mojave desert tortoise live.

The tortoises are part of a larger breeding program meant to stabilize the critically endangered species. Becoming a parent at the sprightly age of 100 isn’t for the faint of heart. While it may ...

At risk species recorded in the area include the endangered Mojave desert tortoise, American badger and the Golden eagle. Janet Wilson is senior environment reporter for The Desert Sun and co ...