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 ...

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 ...

Long before Southern Nevada built its winding highways, desert tortoises roamed freely without consequence. For these federally protected animals, crossing the street without a dedicated path ...

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 ...

Meanwhile, environmentalists continue to blame the Mojave Desert plant for killing thousands of birds and tortoises. The Ivanpah solar power plant formally opened in 2014 on roughly 5 square miles ...