On Thursday at 11:39 p.m. the NWS Las Vegas NV issued a wind advisory valid from Saturday 2 p.m. until Sunday 11 a.m. for ...

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources needs homes for 15 protected Mojave Desert tortoises that can’t be returned to the ...

Utah wildlife officials announced on Tuesday that they have 15 Mojave desert tortoises available for adoption, and they’re ...

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IVINS, Utah (KUTV) — There has been a spike in visitors at Snow Canyon State Park as beloved Mojave Desert tortoises make their way out in the 90-degree heat. “Lots of people will come to our park and ...

The lawsuit says the California project would violate federal laws threaten critical habitat for species like the desert ...

A federal judge has made 2,200 miles of Western Mojave Desert trails off-limits to off-roading bikers and drivers, in the name of preserving the threatened desert tortoise. The Bureau of Land ...

A couple eloping in the Mojave Desert experienced a dramatic twist during their ceremony when a sudden rockslide tumbled down ...

The official state reptile of Nevada has been classified as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act since 1990, ...

The Mojave desert tortoise, a threatened keystone species, has seen sharp population declines, with some regions experiencing losses of over 90% since the 1980s. Federal court rulings have recently ...