Mojave Max, the desert tortoise whose annual spring emergence from his underground burrow at the Springs Preserve marks the beginning of spring in Southern Nevada, is awake, but he’s not ready ...

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 ...

PHOENIX — The Desert Tortoise Adoption Program at the Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking homes for over 100 desert tortoises. The tortoises are set to wake up from brumation ...