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

Mojave Max, the desert tortoise who serves as a mascot for the Clark County Desert Conservation Program, has not yet emerged ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Las Vegas' celebrity weather predicting desert tortoise Mojave Max finally left his Springs Preserve burrow on Thursday, marking a new record for his latest emergence from ...

“The Western Mojave’s desert tortoises are sliding toward extinction ... Wildlife Service’s failure to use the best available science have allowed increasing degradation of our public lands and pushed ...

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 ...

Inside a Mojave aster flower, a tiny bee is fast asleep. At night, the pale lavender petals close, providing a safe resting place. In the morning, as birdsong rings out across the desert ...

Mojave Max, the mascot of the Clark County Desert Conservation Program and Nevada’s own iteration of Punxsutawney Phil, has broken his 23-year brumation record. Every year, Clark County School ...