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 ...

A pack of desert lions in Namibia is adapting to the rugged terrain of the Atlantic coast, and wildlife photographer Griet ...

For almost 25 years, Mike Cardwell has been studying rattlesnakes in the desert using radiotelemetry devices. With surgically implanted transmitters inside the snakes, he can track both their location ...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Joshua trees and creosote brush poke up through the rocky earth of the Mojave Desert on an early spring afternoon. Mount Baldy towers in the distance, its snowcapped ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The High Desert Museum is excited to announce the name of the bobcat who arrived as a small kitten and is now a full-grown cat: Timber! The male kitten arrived at the Museum in ...

As wild burro populations grow, they're putting native vegetation at risk, a new study shows, including the saguaro cactus.

Palm Desert's famed botanical garden zoo is hosting a special "fang-tastic" Halloween event. Here's what to know.

Environmentalists worry about pollinating species in the pivotal desert borderland as more tall barriers are planned by the U ...