Pam Johnson’s family has been part of the Leeds community for generations and previously had a cattle operation that would ...
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 ...
the Mojave Desert tortoise. The story that changed my perspective began with this alarming statistic: ravens are responsible for about 44% of annual desert tortoise deaths. These intelligent birds ...
Adopt a Desert Tortoise on World Wildlife Day and help give back with Arizona Lottery. To learn more, go to ...
As the sunlight stretches into the mid-evening and we begin spending more time outside, even after the sun bids us farewell, ...
Robinson, a Sonoran desert tortoise, has become a favorite among Arizona Game and Fish Department staff. Known for his ...
After years of living pet-free (save one vicious betta fish), my family and I decided to adopt a captive desert tortoise. Fittingly, it was a slow and steady process. In Arizona where we live ...
Mojave Max, a desert tortoise mascot for the Clark County Desert Conservation Program, is Las Vegas’ Punxsutawney Phil equivalent. Every year, elementary students guess when the famous reptile ...
Many area residents know Mojave Max from his annual emergence contest, where elementary school students participate in the Punxsutawney Phil-esque tradition of guessing when the desert tortoise ...