But by the end of last century, this population of the desert tortoise was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Livestock grazing and urban development, along with the ever ...

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Following more than three decades of declining numbers, the Mojave desert tortoise has been officially declared an endangered species in California. The California Fish and Game Commission voted u ...

Defenders of Wildlife and the Desert Tortoise Council, sued the federal agencies in 2021 over the 2019 West Mojave Route Network Project, which they said had failed to minimize off-road vehicle ...

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 ...

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 ...

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and this year he hunkered down with two female tortoises that live with him in the preserve’s 15-acre desert tortoise habitat. Smith said Max will need to feel the temperature changes from deep ...

Bennett, and representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Service and BLM. The desert tortoise was added to the endangered species list in 1990. Shortly after, grazing permits were restricted or ...

Hello, dear neighbors. Can you believe it? It’s practically Spring, and time for deep house-cleanings, yard tending, and ...