Yahoo

The Mojave Desert is burning in California's biggest fire of year, torching Joshua trees

3:01 p.m. Aug. 1, 2023: A previous version of this story said endangered tortoises that live in the area of the fire could be harmed. The Mojave desert tortoise is listed as threatened under the ...
The San Bernardino Sun

Freshwater springs were lifelines for early travelers through Mojave Desert

Imagine a scene in a movie about the Old West, where the characters are in a desperate search for water in the desert, stumbling across a barren landscape under a scorching sun, and carrying an empty ...
Los Angeles Times

How large fires are altering the face of California’s Mojave Desert

MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. — The Kousch House stood in the Mojave Desert for nearly a century — first as the residence of a prominent homesteader, then as testament to humanity’s ability to ...
Forbes

Nevada Desert Tortoises Face New Threats In Federal Funding Freeze

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 ...