The Mojave Desert Land Trust announced all-round conservation wins for the California desert in its 2023 annual report. The nonprofit organization’s report also outlined “bold action” to preserve two ...

Following more than three decades of declining numbers, the Mojave desert tortoise has been officially declared an endangered species in California. The California Fish and Game Commission voted ...

By analyzing the natural vibrations of a saguaro, scientists can study the cactus's insides without cutting them open.

Scientists found an eight-eyed animal hunting and sitting near its eggs in the desert of Rajasthan and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Rishikesh Tripathi In a desert of northwestern ...

Life in places like California’s Death Valley pushes everything to its limit. Temperatures rise past 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the California desert, Joshua tree seedlings are shriveling up and dying before they get the chance to put down strong roots, and ecologist Cameron Barrows wants the details. The ...

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Landmark initiative aims to transform human behavior to protect wildlife and wild places, the nation's first center dedicated to behavior change in conservation. This initiative addresses a pressing ...

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert has announced the loss of one of its oldest leopards. Zoya was a 21-year-old Amur leopard who died on Wednesday due to old age, officials said on ...