Some pockets of the Mojave Desert see less than 3 inches of rain a year. So you might think this parched landscape is about the last place on earth you’d go looking for extra water. But for the past ...

In the early years of the 20th century, they still thrived within the Southwest's arid landscapes: As many as 1,000 tortoises per square mile once inhabited the Mojave. But by the end of last century, ...