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

Dozens of miles of "tortoise fencing" are being installed along roadsides in prime tortoise habitats, officials said.

Simple wire fencing — miles of it — is being used at Mojave National Preserve in California to protect Desert tortoises, a threatened species, from being runover by vehicles.

The Arizona Lottery is partnering with the Desert Botanical Garden to support critical conservation efforts. The ...

The country’s largest area designated for solar energy, Desert Center shows how sprawls of PV panels impact communities.

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service observes Desert Tortoise Conservation Week during the first week of October. This week-long ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service proposal would ease permitting for projects that could harm the threatened species in an area ...

October 19, 2024 - Desert tortoises are vulnerable to vehicles as they slowly cross Preserve roads, with dozens killed or ...

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Eager to change the narrative on decades of failure at California's largest water body, state touts dust suppression. Some say it's too little too late.

Just because a plant grows wild in the swamps of Southeast Texas or the deserts of West Texas, it doesn’t get a blanket ...

The Namib Desert spans an immense area, but not all dunes are suitable for sandboarding. The most popular spot is near ...