Native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) once roamed all over the vast Mojave and Sonoran deserts, marking the landscape with their ...

Unfortunately, the California Desert Conservation Area is still far from immune to destructive ... of miles of so-called “open wash zones” for off-road vehicles in desert tortoise habitat in the area.

California's Mojave desert tortoise is categorized as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species due to the threats of ...

Two California desert conservancies have won ... The project will permanently protect western Joshua tree and desert tortoise habitat near the newly designated Mojave Desert Sentinel Landscape.

In a plant conservation highlight, the land trust partnered with the California Botanic Garden ... the western Joshua tree and the Mojave Desert tortoise,” Executive Director Kelly Herbinson ...

First Solar has found similar habitat gains in California ... a company must file a habitat conservation plan with the Fish and Wildlife Service. The desert tortoise, the service said, “is ...

It would be the closest renewable energy project to a national park site in the entire southwestern United States, in the middle of a critical pathway for desert bighorn sheep. Mojave National ...

Students now watch videos in the classroom and on social media, including a music video, to learn about conservation, desert tortoises and more. Locke said a plan is being created to expand the ...

Luke recently joined NPCA in 2022 but has worked in desert conservation for most of his life. As the California Desert Program Manager, Luke works with desert communities and assists in conservation ...

Mojave Max has finally emerged from his burrow. The desert tortoise mascot for the Clark County Desert Conservation Program came out of his burrow at the Springs Preserve at 3:09 p.m. Tuesday.

U.S. Army plans to expand Fort Irwin still comprise one of the major threats to the desert tortoise in the west Mojave ... Valley and the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains as the California Desert ...