After three years, Conserve Southwest Utah has wrapped up its effort to collect data on federally threatened Mojave desert tortoises and other wildlife in the Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation ...

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) announced its completion of a roadway rehabilitation project along U.S.

Mojave National Preserve officials are continuing their efforts to protect endangered desert tortoises from vehicles with the installation of dozens of miles of roadside "tortoise fencing" in tortoise ...

Firefighters continue to battle the York wildfire in California and Nevada, which grew to more than 80,000 acres Tuesday and is threatening the region's famous Joshua trees and other wildlife. The ...

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens have reintroduced 70 critically endangered Mojave desert tortoises to their native habitat on Edwards Air Force Base. The ...

A $33 million, nine-month, 20-mile upgrade of U.S. Highway 95 south of the Las Vegas Valley was completed this month.

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 ...

The two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon as they detected Brian Henen’s footsteps, eager for the handfuls of bok choy and snap peas that would soon be tossed their way. It will be a ...

NDOT nears completion of a 20-mile Highway 95 rehabilitation project, focusing on safety, drainage, and protecting the Mojave ...

To the editor: The article “Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way?” highlights many of the challenges with desert solar, but the choice between “conservation” and ...

The Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas is the site of one of the nation's largest rooftop solar arrays. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: The article "Solar sprawl is ...