On Wednesday at 1:06 a.m. the NWS Las Vegas NV issued a wind advisory valid for Thursday between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. for Eastern Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve and Cadiz Basin.

The Bureau of Land Management was ordered to close down popular off-roading trails in parts of the Mojave in order to protect the imperiled desert tortoise.

Mojave Desert tortoises are endangered. Before they disappear completely, officials have to do something to protect them.

A federal judge has ordered the closure of thousands of miles of off-road vehicle routes in the Mojave Desert following a long-running dispute over the impact of motorized recreation on desert ...

The directions to the staging area for this Mojave Desert ride, south of Mesquite, Nevada, were simple. “Cross the bridge over the Virgin River into Bunkerville, take a sharp left at the end of the ...

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The Mojave Desert Preserve is hiring seasonal Biological Science Technicians to assist with desert tortoise conservation. The Mojave desert tortoise was declared endangered in California in 2024 after ...

The desert tortoise, a once-resilient reptile, is a keystone species in the Mojave Desert, where other animals depend for ...

A federal judge said the off-road vehicles are “a significant ongoing cause of harm” to the desert tortoise population.