California is home to several shimmerful displays, including the one that glowfully graces The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens ...

“The Western Mojave’s desert tortoises are sliding toward extinction, so it’s long past time for the Bureau of Land Management to curb these vehicles’ threats to the tortoises and all the rare plants ...

in the desert, tortoises take the top spot. “A lot of people love to see these animals,” Darby says. “Knowing they’re out ...

A Tuesday ruling finds 6,000 miles of dirt roads set aside for motorized recreation ignored studies showing high death rates ...

With diverse ecosystems and one of the largest populations of animals, this West Coast state is also home to the most endangered animals in the US.

Behind the scenes, The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens’ conservationists work locally and abroad to safeguard animal species, ...

and many other rare plants and animals adapted to live in harsh desert environments. Congress designated the area in 1976, and the 1994 California Desert Protection Act further increased protection by ...

As the weather turns chilly in much of the northern hemisphere, it’s time to start thinking about a sun-splashed California ...

The desert tortoise was granted California "endangered species" status ... Researchers found a 54% reduction in the number of ...

Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants ... live for hundreds of years. But in California, the iconic Joshua tree—the ...

A helicopter dangling a massive, hula hoop-shaped sensor will soon be carrying out flights roughly 200 feet above the High ...