EPA has signed off on the environmental assessment of a desert tortoise conservation proposal intended to both protect the threatened species and streamline energy and other project permits throughout ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As monsoon rains bring much needed water to Arizona’s deserts, you may notice some of the state’s beloved shell-backed reptiles on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a significant decision that affects off-road vehicle recreation in the western Mojave Desert, a federal judge has prohibited ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...

Conservationists are seething over the high likelihood that a critical habitat for desert tortoises will be impacted by a ...

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The Mojave Desert tortoise has long been considered a threatened species, but in June, California declared it endangered. This iconic tortoise is dying out. It could affect the whole ecosystem ...