One of St. George Mayor Michele Randall’s main focuses over the coming year will be working with state and county leaders to ...

The McDowell Sonoran Preserve is a sprawling natural sanctuary showcasing the Sonoran Desert's rugged beauty. Spanning more than 30,000 acres, this preserve is one of the largest urban preserves in ...

It’s one of Maricopa’s best-kept secrets, even if it’s a massive half-million acres with three federally protected desert ...

The monument also serves to preserve the area's incredibly biodiverse land, nearly two-thirds of which is critical habitat for the endangered Mojave Desert tortoise and the desert pupfish.

The Mojave Desert Land Trust says funds were allegedly stolen by former staff who oversaw the trust's finances.

the threatened desert tortoise. And while developers take steps to find them new places to live, sometimes the tortoises don’t want to leave. “When you take them and move them 10 miles away ...

Explore the rugged terrain and rare plants at one of Arizona's newest and barely visited national monuments, a serene cactus forest in the middle of the desert.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for ...

One Pasadena family who lost their home is celebrating the survival and recovery of their pet tortoise, Rocky. When the family returned home to see what, if anything, survived the Eaton Fire ...

Tens of thousands of acres of sandy Sonoran Desert and year-round warm weather lend themselves to all manner of outdoor pursuits. There's also no shortage of indoor fun when you need a break from the ...

FORT MCDOWELL, AZ — At Butcher Jones Recreation Site, you can hike along the shores of Saguaro Lake for sweeping views of the Sonoran Desert. The 5.8-mile out-and-back trail in Tonto National ...

That’s the phrase caretaker Caitlin Doran uses to describe Palisades local and internet celebrity Tiptoe the tortoise, and the community she loves so much. The 23-year-old African Sulcata ...