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.

A rare deluge of rain has created new lakes in the rolling sand dunes of parts of the Sahara Desert, after it was hit with ...

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

Alxa is well-known for its unique desert landscape, splendid Populus euphratica (also referred to as Euphrates poplar) forest ...

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

Over the years, China has actively implemented the Three-North Shelterbelt Project to combat desertification. As a crucial ...

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The frogs were on the verge of extinction in 2019 after water extraction from mining, agriculture and development, ...

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

Attendees faced an estimated "two-hour walk" through the desert to get back to a parking lot, likely without water or shelter ...

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.