Mojave Max is the official mascot of the Clark County Desert Conservation Program. Clark County is hosting the annual Mojave Max Emergence Contest, where those who guess as closest to the exact day he ...

Desert tortoises have lived in the deserts of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah since the Pleistocene. In the early years of the 20th century, they still thrived within the Southwest's arid ...

meaning the unofficial race is still on for which tortoise will wake up first. Who are Nevada’s tort-fluencers? Carson, a desert tortoise, checks out his new digs at the Governor's Mansion in ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Millions of dollars are now coming to Nevada to add wildlife crossings for the federally threatened ...

The Mojave desert tortoise was once common throughout the Mojave and Sonoran deserts of California, Nevada, and Arizona but declined by an estimated 90% in the last 20 years, according to the SDZWA.

“Once common throughout the Mojave and Sonoran deserts of California, Nevada and Arizona, desert tortoise populations have declined by an estimated 90% in the last 20 years.” California’s ...

A Nevada woman has gone to court in a bid to regain custody of a pet she adopted 21 years ago: “Hardhat,” a desert tortoise. RENO, Nev. (CN) – A Nevada woman has gone to court in a bid to regain ...

If it’s spring, it’s gotta be Mojave Max time in Southern Nevada. Many area residents ... Phil-esque tradition of guessing when the desert tortoise will emerge from his burrow after brumation ...

Desert tortoises are roaming a 15 MW community solar farm owned by the Valley Electric Association in Nevada thanks to fence openings made by Bombard Renewable Energy.