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 u ...

It's important to note that desert tortoises in California and the Southwest are two separate species. In a 2011 study, scientists declared that tortoises living north and west of the Colorado River — ...

“These bees may be tiny but they play an important role in maintaining the health of the unique Mojave Desert ecosystem.” The Fish and Wildlife Service found that protecting the native bee as ...

If it’s spring, it’s gotta be Mojave Max time in Southern ... along with the desert tortoise’s recent classification as a threatened species in 1990. “We were outdoors from the time ...

Water company Cadiz tapped the engineering firm to oversee construction of a massive groundwater bank that will supply ...

Desert bird species could also be in danger from climate ... has also created some tensions for desert habitats. In the Mojave, the 2013 arrival of the Ivanpah solar thermal plant created concerns ...

Mojave Desert Land Trust tallied up the numbers ... visitor interaction with the fragile desert ecosystem and at-risk species such as the Joshua tree and the Endangered Mojave Desert tortoise." ...

Its physical adaptation and coloration make it a camouflage expert in the desert environment. The Mojave Rattlesnake is a meat-eating predator that mainly feeds on small mammals like mice ...