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 ...

The California Fish and Game Commission has formally recognized the Mojave desert tortoise as endangered. The designation, granted Thursday, is the latest in a long series of steps to try to ...

The monument will protect old-growth woodlands and habitat for migratory birds, threatened desert tortoises, and herds of desert bighorn sheep, as well as burrowing owls, golden eagles and prairie ...