Did you know a single desert tortoise burrow can become a shelter for dozens of animals? In this episode of the Wild Critters USA series on Orbit: Science for Kids, families explore the Mojave Desert ...

Surrendered desert tortoises need homes in Arizona, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Captive tortoises cannot be released into the wild because they can spread disease, Arizona Game ...

The typically solitary Mojave desert tortoise spends 95% of its life sheltering from the desert sun in self-made underground burrows. When they do come out, they can be found snacking on native shrubs ...

While hiking, he spots an active desert tortoise burrow and points out the fresh, powdery dirt at the entrance. That alone suggests the animal has been moving in and out recently. But what really ...

Conservationists are seething over the high likelihood that a critical habitat for desert tortoises will be impacted by a rare earth mining project. Australian mining company Dateline Resources last ...

PHOENIX — If you feel the heat outside, you know it’s springtime. That also means it’s desert tortoise adoption season. The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) matches dozens of captive Sonoran ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Looking to adopt a reptile companion this spring? Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) says dozens of desert tortoises are ready to go home to their forever families.

IVINS, Utah (KUTV) — There has been a spike in visitors at Snow Canyon State Park as beloved Mojave Desert tortoises make their way out in the 90-degree heat. “Lots of people will come to our park and ...

A federal judge has made 2,200 miles of Western Mojave Desert trails off-limits to off-roading bikers and drivers, in the name of preserving the threatened desert tortoise. The Bureau of Land ...

The desert tortoise, a once-resilient reptile, is a keystone species in the Mojave Desert, where other animals depend for their survival on the burrows it digs. But it is imperiled in California ...