LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The race to build a bigger Las Vegas is raising a critical question: is one of the desert's oldest residents facing a renewed threat? A Clark County program allows development to ...

Part of what makes America beautiful is its special creatures like the prehistoric-looking Mojave desert tortoise, whose survival in Nevada is more dire since a federal grant awarded to protect it ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The proposed Rough Hat Clark County Solar Project would take up 2,400 acres of public land in the Pahrump Valley. The area is home to the federally protected desert tortoise, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Quitobaquito Springs, the turtle's only U.S. habitat, is also home to other rare species like the Sonoyta pupfish Conservationists ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - On Thursday, an environmental group filed a federal lawsuit that named Clark County among its defendants, alleging that multiple agencies have failed to protect a desert ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kellie Tharp of Arizona's Game and Fish Department about what it takes to adopt a desert tortoise. The agency is trying to find homes for dozens of the reptiles. It is ...

The Sonoyta mud turtle has just one remaining refuge in the U.S. Now, scientists say they've been told to "prepare for the worst" as border wall construction moves closer Wildlife officials are ...

A wildlife biologist sent Channel 13 video of a Desert Tortoise wandering into a construction site and wondered, are the current protections enough? Trump’s approval rating flips with rural voters ...

An endangered turtle species found only in several small areas of Mexico and a habitat in Arizona may soon lose its last refuge in the United States. Michael Bogan, who leads the team, said the stakes ...

The Sonoyta mud turtle has just one remaining refuge in the U.S. Now, scientists say they've been told to "prepare for the worst" as border wall construction moves closer NPS Wildlife officials are ...