“I’m grateful the court found that federal officials can’t just make empty promises to protect desert tortoises and other wildlife on our public lands from off-road vehicles,” said Lisa ...

Last fall, a Mojave desert tortoise went viral for its prickly pear lipstick, a byproduct of munching on the cactus fruit. Zooming in on the photo posted by the Department of the Interior ...

In Riverside County, Oswit Land Trust was awarded $1.5 million for 642 acres in the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains, preserving healthy coastal sage scrub, grasslands, and other habitats ...

Mojave Max is the official mascot of the Clark County Desert Conservation Program. Clark County is hosting the annual Mojave Max Emergence Contest, where those who guess as closest to the exact day he ...

a part of the Habitat Conservation Plan designed to protect endangered desert tortoises. At the time, the federal government ruled that cattle grazing posed a threat to the tortoise population.

Mojave Max, a desert tortoise mascot for the Clark County Desert Conservation Program, is Las Vegas’ Punxsutawney Phil equivalent. Every year, elementary students guess when the famous reptile ...

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ANSONIA – Two tortoises found abandoned near Beaver Street last week are dead, Ansonia Animal Control Officer Jeanne ...