A team of ecologists, climatologists and evolutionary specialists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has found ...

The Mojave Desert may lose and gain suitable habitat for Gila monsters. But the unathletic reptiles might be mostly stuck in the waning oases.

Thirsty reptiles slither into people’s yards seeking ... fearing someone could lure her to an isolated spot under false pretenses. The Mojave desert is full of desolate back roads carved into ...

The Center has been working for the Mojave desert tortoise since 1997 ... We won't let these ancient reptiles go the way of the dinosaurs.

Mojave Max is the official mascot of the Clark County Desert Conservation Program. Clark County is hosting the annual Mojave Max Emergence Contest, where those who guess as closest to the exact day he ...

If it’s spring, it’s gotta be Mojave Max time ... of guessing when the desert tortoise will emerge from his burrow after brumation (hibernation for reptiles) to make the start of spring.

or hibernation for reptiles, at the Springs Preserve. His emergence for many Las Vegas residents symbolizes the beginning of spring in the Mojave Desert. The latest Max had emerged prior to this ...

HABITAT: The desert tortoise lives in valleys, flat areas, and dry alluvial fans and washes. In the Mojave and Colorado deserts, tortoises are generally found below 4,000 feet in Joshua tree-Mohave ...

The Mojave Desert Land Trust announced all-round conservation ... one of the most heavily impacted regions for the state’s reptiles, which is expected to be uplisted by the state to endangered ...

In Riverside County, Oswit Land Trust was awarded $1.5 million for 642 acres in the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains, preserving healthy coastal sage scrub, grasslands, and other habitats ...

Just before President Biden left office, he designated two swaths of land in California as monuments. Chuckwalla National Monument is among them but conservationists worry about its future under the ...