All the animals kept in enclosures at the beloved and burned center died in the fire – except for these two tortoises. How ...

Desert tortoises have lived in the deserts of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah since the Pleistocene. In the early years of the 20th century, they still thrived within the Southwest's arid ...

The group of young tortoises spent their early life in a headstart program operated by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at ...

((SL Advertiser)) Adopt a Desert Tortoise on World Wildlife Day and help give back with Arizona Lottery. To learn more, go to azgfd.gov/tortoise and arizonalottery ...

In Riverside County, Oswit Land Trust was awarded $1.5 million for 642 acres in the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains, preserving healthy coastal sage scrub, grasslands, and other habitats ...

Mojave Max, a desert tortoise mascot for the Clark County Desert Conservation Program, is Las Vegas’ Punxsutawney Phil equivalent. Every year, elementary students guess when the famous reptile ...

Many area residents know Mojave Max from his annual emergence contest, where elementary school students participate in the Punxsutawney Phil-esque tradition of guessing when the desert tortoise ...

Mojave Max is the official mascot of the Clark County Desert Conservation Program. Clark County is hosting the annual Mojave Max Emergence Contest, where those who guess as closest to the exact day he ...