Conservationists attempt to protect desert tortoises from extinction risks like utility projects and cattle grazing ...
An iconic Southern California desert dweller is now formally recognized by the State of California as endangered. On Thursday ...
The California Fish and Game Commission on Thursday formally recognized the Mojave desert tortoise as endangered.
The Mojave desert tortoise has been listed as threatened at the state level since 1989, and since 1990 at the federal level. But the species has ...
We've actively sought to limit off-road vehicle use throughout the desert tortoise's range, including appealing the opening of two illegal off-road vehicle routes in Kern County, California. In 2000 ...
On Thursday, the California Fish and Game Commission unanimously approved designating the Mojave desert tortoise as endangered, elevating its risk for extinction from its previous designation as ...
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 ...