The Mojave Desert tortoise has long been considered a threatened species, but in June, California declared it endangered.

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable ...

Looking for a winter job? The Mojave Desert Preserve has announced a limited number of job openings with the goal of ...

"The desert tortoise is in terrible shape, especially in the West Mojave, where it's in the worst shape. And it's partly due to this kind of habitat loss and the constant fragmentation," Belenky said.

A struggling population of tortoises native to the Mojave Desert has led UCLA scientists to rethink how to save threatened species. The region’s tortoise population has been on the decline in ...

In this image provided by the Clark County Desert Conservation Program taken from a video monitor, Mojave Max, top, and another desert tortoise emerge from their burrow, Monday, April 24, 2023, at ...

Mojave Max, the Nevada tortoise whose emergence from his burrow was seen as a harbinger of spring each year, died from natural causes in late June. His age was estimated at 65.

Of the 60 tortoises released at the federal reservation on Sept. 21, nine wandered more than a kilometer - or three-fifths of a mile - during their first 10 days of freedom.

(KUTV) -- The endangered Mojave Desert Tortoise in Washington County may stand in the way of potential expansion.Right now conservation groups are rooting against a proposed “Northern Corridor ...

The tortoise became part of the county’s $65,000 public education campaign about the fragility of the Mojave Desert, former Review-Journal reporter Keith Rogers reported at the time.

On a strip of California’s Mojave Desert, two dozen rare tortoises could stand in the way of a sprawling solar-energy complex in a case that highlights mounting tensions between wilderness ...

The desert tortoise is considered a keystone species and an indicator of the health of a fragile desert ecosystem. The habits and habitat of Mojave Max are studied by children at Clark County ...