The Mojave Desert tortoise has long been considered a threatened species, but in June, California declared it endangered.

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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.

In the last month, 55 miniature versions of the pre- historic-like creatures have popped up from the ground in the school's five-year-old desert habitat where the tortoises and jack rabbits live.

Disturbing a desert tortoise in its native habitat is not only risky for the tortoise, it's illegal, state officials say.

“The long-term survival of the Sonoran desert tortoise is severely threatened by ever-increasing losses of habitat due to development and other unmitigated uses, and by ever-increasing drought ...

Now that we're in the month of May and have seen temperatures consistently in the upper 80s—many locals are asking "where is our famous spring-predicting desert tortoise Mojave Max?" ...