We've actively sought to limit off-road vehicle use throughout the desert tortoise's range, including appealing the opening of two illegal off-road vehicle routes in Kern County, California. In 2000 ...

Chuckwalla National Monument was established by outgoing President Joe Biden as one of his last actions to help restore ...

As solar energy farms continue to pop up across the Mojave Desert, some residents are being squeezed out of their homes: the ...

What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening.

That depends on the type of turtle. Box turtles, desert tortoises and water turtles all require different types of water, according to the California Turtle and Tortoise Club. Box turtles should ...

“This means that hundreds of desert tortoise juveniles and hatchlings could be crushed by large earth-moving equipment,” according to a Basin and Range Watch news release. So far, the Biden ...

After years of living pet-free (save one vicious betta fish), my family and I decided to adopt a captive desert tortoise. Fittingly, it was a slow and steady process. In Arizona where we live ...

Reporting from TWENTYNINE PALMS Marine Corps base, Calif. — The two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon as they detected Brian Henen’s footsteps, eager for the handfuls of ...

The desert tortoise's story isn't over yet ... An independent biologist, her clients range from the coast to the desert of Southern California. Currently pursuing her Master of Arts in ...