"The desert tortoise is in terrible shape, especially in the West Mojave, where it's in the worst shape. And it's partly due to this kind of habitat loss and the constant fragmentation," Belenky said.

In the early years of the 20th century, they still thrived within the Southwest's arid landscapes: As many as 1,000 tortoises per square mile once inhabited the Mojave. But by the end of last century, ...

Seventy critically endangered Mojave desert tortoises are bringing ... The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's evaluation of the tortoise's 2018 population trends indicated that the species was ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Still no sign of Mojave Max our Desert Tortoises and weather prognosticator like Punxsutawney Phil the groundhog everyone turns to in early February to see if we get an ...

Mojave Max, a desert tortoise mascot for the Clark County Desert Conservation Program, is Las Vegas’ Punxsutawney Phil equivalent. Every year, elementary students guess when the famous reptile ...

This spring, 70 young Mojave desert tortoises, born in captivity and raised ... The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's evaluation of population trends from 2018 indicates the species is on a path ...

Temperatures in the Las Vegas Valley may be warming up, but Mojave Max is still missing ... the chillier side for Max,” Smith said. For desert tortoises to emerge from brumation, temperatures ...