UPDATE, AUGUST 21 | The four puppies that were found wandering in the Mojave ... through the desert south of Las Vegas for several weeks are continuing to recover at a local animal shelter.

Although it once thrived across much of the Mojave Desert, the quarter-inch-long ... global food crops — including 35 percent of the global food supply — depend on animal pollinators for reproduction, ...

“The white-margined penstemon is a beautiful emblem of the Mojave Desert’s biodiversity, but we’re at risk of losing it forever if action isn’t taken,” said Patrick Donnelly, Great Basin director at ...