Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable ...

The Mojave Desert tortoise has long been considered a threatened species, but in June, California declared it endangered.

Route 66 may be best known for classic cars, retro motels and neon signs, but its walls tell their own story. Across eight ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service will no longer automatically treat threatened species like endangered ones, writing special ...

What happened: The City Council selected a Texas-based developer who proposed an arena shaped like the shell of a desert tortoise.