shrinking the species’ range and leading to more tree deaths. Higher elevations, where Joshua trees might survive increasing temperatures and drying conditions, are at great risk of fire due to ...

Even as the area warmed and dried, it has remained home to Native ... The Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia, is a succulent—some botanists don’t consider it a tree. There are two distinct species ...

Although he’s worried about “irreversible damage” in Joshua Tree, at least any ... ongoing actions from Fish and Wildlife, including efforts to restore native and endangered fish populations ...

The Eagle Mountain area in the southeast region of Joshua Tree National Park is home to golden eagles, desert tortoises, bighorn sheep and important prehistoric and historic resources, from Native ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California lawmakers today passed the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act, permanently protecting the iconic and imperiled species. The new law cleared the Assembly 54-15 and the ...

Four hundred of those positions belonged to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the only federal agency tasked primarily with protecting and conserving native flora, fauna and habitat.