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

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable ...

Looking for a winter job? The Mojave Desert Preserve has announced a limited number of job openings with the goal of ...

That study showed each desert tortoise species to be even rarer than previously thought. OUR CAMPAIGN The Center has been working for the Mojave desert tortoise since 1997. Challenging the Bureau of ...

ST. GEORGE, Utah — More than 16,000 public comments have been submitted for a proposal on whether to allow a highway to be built through a protected Mojave desert tortoise habitat in southern ...

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

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife classified the Mojave Desert tortoise as threatened in 1989. A year later, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the tortoise as threatened.

In California, the Mojave Desert tortoise was recently reclassified as endangered under the state's Endangered Species Act. Climate change, development, and habitat destruction are just some of the ...