BABY ANIMALS... fill all people with all of the furry feelings — we'll just make that assumption, though "awww"-sumption may be more apt — and encountering a sweet snapshot of a bitty kitty, a bear ...

The California Fish and Game Commission has formally recognized the Mojave desert tortoise as endangered. The designation, granted April 18, is the latest in a long series of steps to try to protect ...

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 ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Four dogs were living in the Mojave Desert for a couple weeks without food and water until they were rescued by Las Vegas Valley animal shelters. The Nevada SPCA sent a ...

For four decades, a stretch of Nevada desert was synonymous with nuclear firepower. Between 1951 and 1992, the U.S.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Millions of acres of the Mojave Desert, home to five military bases and at least 40 protected species, including the desert tortoise and Joshua trees, will have more protection thanks to a designation ...

New information may offer clues in the killings of several wild burros in the Mojave Desert more than four years ago. At least 42 wild burro carcasses with gunshot wounds were found in various states ...

MOJAVE, Calif. (KERO) — Dead dogs in dog food bags found in Mojave Desert and other areas of Kern County, where animal cruelty is an ongoing problem Dealing with animal trauma weighs on Dr. Nicole ...

A desert tortoise in the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area in California City in 2022. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) The California Fish and Game Commission has formally recognized the Mojave ...