Two California desert conservancies have won more than $2 million in state funds to acquire critical habitat for imperiled species. In Riverside County, Oswit Land Trust was awarded $1.5 million for ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...

For the desert tortoise, an approximately 1-foot-long reptile found in desert valleys across California and the American Southwest, a full lifespan can be up to 80 years. So while the Mojave National ...

In the face of threats of climate change and habitat loss, a new national monument will protect critical habitat, promote equitable access to nature, and preserve the desert's rich cultural history.

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...

On Feb. 14, the Donald Trump administration fired at least 2,300 staff members at the U.S. Department of the Interior. Four hundred of those positions belonged to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ...