Hidden beneath the dunes, a mysterious creature glides through the sand. This is not one of the giant worms of Arrakis in ...

Seth Pettit is a Joshua Tree local and the owner of Mojave Guides. Christina Sanchez is a desert ecologist and bioregional ...

NDOT has been awarded a $16.8 million grant to help protect animals by creating wildlife crossings and fencing.

Madagascar is home to weird and wonderful creatures that occur nowhere else on the planet. In many parts of the island, this ...

Tiptoe, a 175-pound tortoise famous on social media, and his owner documented fleeing the Palisades Fire on Tuesday.

Long before Southern Nevada built its winding highways, desert tortoises roamed freely without consequence. For these ...

Meet some of the US Military's cuter shells - their desert tortoises. The creatures live in the Tortoise Research and Captive Rearing Site (TRACRS) at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), ...

Two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon as they detected Brian Henen's footsteps, eager for the handfuls of bok ...

The elaborate setup on the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center is designed to protect the tortoises not only from ravens, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu, Oregon authorities said, prompting a recall of raw frozen pet food that was sold nationwide.