The deaths point to a broader problem affecting the southwestern United States. Scientists raise red flag over emerging ...

“Desert Dreams” blends HD video footage and time-lapse imagery captured over four years with stills from the filmmaker’s ...

The Sonoran Desert, one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, is undergoing a remarkable transformation that has caught NASA scientists off guard. This green miracle, marked by unexpected ...

However, one uniquely Arizonan experience may not instantly come to mind: Adopting a Sonoran Desert tortoise. Since 1981, the Arizona Game and Fish Department has facilitated a program to allow ...

In one of its current projects, the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, the Airpark-based nonprofit that serves as the steward of the over 30,000-acre McDowell Sonoran Preserve in North Scottsdale, ...

Sonoran Desert tortoises (Gopherus morafkai) are a cool native animal. They are native to the Sonoran Desert and can be found anywhere in that region, including down to northern Mexico.

“Once common throughout the Mojave and Sonoran deserts of California, Nevada and Arizona, desert tortoise populations have declined by an estimated 90% in the last 20 years.” California’s ...

Robinson, a Sonoran desert tortoise, has become a favorite among Arizona Game and Fish Department staff. Known for his curious nature, he likes to follow people, moseying over their shoes and ...

MUCH OF WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE SONORAN DESERT TORTOISE WE'VE LEARNED AT SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK. THIS PROVIDES ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD PLACE TO DO APPROPRIATE RESEARCH BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN PROTECTED FOR ...

We saw this with withering saguaro cacti and some dead Sonoran Desert tortoises. This year’s record-breaking heat was too hot for even some desert wildlife to handle. “They can only take so ...

Police are investigating after a JBS employee died at a meat processing plant in Tolleson on Wednesday morning. A Marana man appeared in court on Wednesday in connection with the death of his two ...