Last year’s York fire has sparked discussion about how to deal with conflagrations in the Mojave National Preserve. March 19, 2024 But perhaps none is as imperiled as the desert tortoise ...

Behind the fences surrounding this 40-square-mile outback of cactus and wiry creosote, the largest remaining population of Mojave desert tortoises was soaking up the morning sun and grazing on a ...

The latest had been April 17, 2012. Three male tortoises since 2000 have borne the moniker Mojave Max. Today's Max is marked with a radio transmitting device attached to his shell. The tortoise ...

In this image taken from a video monitor, Mojave Max, top, and another desert tortoise emerge from their burrow, Monday, April 24, 2023, at the Desert Preserve in Las Vegas. (Clark County Desert ...

Spring is finally here in Las Vegas. Mojave Max has emerged, breaking his record for the latest emergence in the 25-year history of the Mojave Max Emergence Contest. Max, the desert tortoise ...

Ann McLuckie, a biologist with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, said one reason for that is the tortoises are truly fascinating. “They have lived in the Mojave Desert for millions of ...

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 ...

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens have reintroduced 70 critically endangered Mojave desert tortoises to their native habitat on Edwards Air Force Base.

Mojave National Preserve officials are continuing their efforts to protect endangered desert tortoises from vehicles with the installation of dozens of miles of roadside "tortoise fencing" in ...

My musings on waiting are put in a new perspective this year through the experience of caring for my pet endangered species, a Mojave desert tortoise named Desi. My family is currently stationed ...

The latest had been April 17, 2012. Three male tortoises have borne the moniker Mojave Max. Today's Max is marked with a radio transmitting device attached to his shell. The tortoise seen with ...