Dozens of miles of "tortoise fencing" are being installed along roadsides in prime tortoise habitats, officials said.

A Tuesday ruling finds 6,000 miles of dirt roads set aside for motorized recreation ignored studies showing high death rates ...

A federal judge ruled the Bureau of Land Management's off-road plan didn't show how it minimized impacts to the desert ...

October 19, 2024 - Desert tortoises are vulnerable to vehicles as they slowly cross Preserve roads, with dozens killed or ...

Ready to welcome a new, adorable friend into your life? A Sonoran desert tortoise could be just the thing you need! The post ...

Simple wire fencing — miles of it — is being used at Mojave National Preserve in California to protect Desert tortoises, a threatened species, from being runover by vehicles.

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service observes Desert Tortoise Conservation Week during the first week of October. This week-long ...

The judge ruled that the Bureau of Land Management did not designate off-road vehicle routes with the objective of minimizing ...

A judge has rejected federal agencies’ approval of activities in the California Desert Conservation Area, including a vast ...