Check out the surprising diversity of life living in the arid climate of Joshua Tree National Park. How many will you see?

The typical seasonal timeframe for the Mojave National Preserve is December to June, but it can change due to weather conditions, project needs or funding, the National Park Service stated. The Mojave ...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Military officials plan to move more than a thousand desert tortoises to keep them safe from training exercises in Southern California. The Press Enterprise reports that the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Four years after conservationists relocated 570 desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in California from a threatened habitat to a new nearby ...

Researchers are working to save a tortoise that has been in the American southwest for millions of years. California has moved to put extra protections in place for the Mojave Desert tortoise. KUOW is ...

An interstitial cell tumor is reported in a California desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizi). This case is unusual because testicular tumors have rarely been reported in reptiles. Publisher Information ...

The Mojave Desert Preserve is hiring seasonal Biological Science Technicians to assist with desert tortoise conservation. The Mojave desert tortoise was declared endangered in California in 2024 after ...