By most accounts, it's a perfect Southern Nevada spring day ... that's not enough to wake up desert tortoises from brumation—a reptile's version of hibernation. Smith says our overnight ...

Las Vegas' famous desert tortoise Mojave Max has emerged from brumation at a record-late date. What might his tardy exit tell ...

Channel 13's Guy Tannenbaum spoke with a Springs Preserve zoologist to learn why Mojave Max is still in his burrow 'brumating' despite warm temperatures in April and May. Louisiana: controversial ...

The desert tortoise then emerges again in the spring, signaling the start of warmer weather for southern Nevada. So summer lovers rejoice! Mojave Max made his emergence yesterday. Local ...

After more than two decades of delays federal officials are starting an environmental review for Clark County’s ...

Mojave Max, the desert tortoise whose annual spring emergence from his underground burrow at the Springs Preserve marks the beginning of spring in Southern Nevada, is awake, but he’s not ready ...

LAS VEGAS – Southern Nevada's most laid-back weather guru ... You'd think Max would be swimming in his burrow, but apparently, even desert tortoises have their limits when it comes to puddle ...

Max, the desert tortoise mascot of the Clark County Desert Conservation Program and Southern Nevada’s weather prognosticator, emerged from his burrow on Thursday at 2:09 p.m., the county said in ...

Federal agencies commence environmental review for the Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport plan, proposed to address capacity concerns at Harry Reid International Airport.

A tortoise that went missing from home for ... We were entering the Nevada desert and all of a sudden I see a double rainbow. And I took a picture of it and I thought, that's a sign.