They can be so elusive that even some longtime locals haven’t seen one in the wild - nevertheless the desert tortoise endures as one of the most iconic native species in the Mojave Desert. The slow-but sturdy desert tortoise can live up to…
The California Fish and Game Commission met yesterday, October 14, in an all-day zoom meeting that included decisions regarding protections of the Mohave desert tortoise and the Western Joshua tree. Reporter Heather Clisby has the details … …
The California Fish and Game Commission will meet tomorrow (October 14) and discuss, among other items, the extension of protections to the Mohave desert tortoise and the Western Joshua tree. Reporter Heather Clisby has the details … Tomorrow…
With the recent rains in the Morongo Basin, some residents have reported spotting Desert Tortoises looking for water on or near roadways in the Morongo Basin. Joshua Tree National Park is reminding local motorists to be aware of tortoises while…
The Mojave Desert Tortoise was listed as endangered in California last year, as there is a very real threat that the reptile will become extinct in our state within our lifetime. Although there are an estimated 100,000 of them roaming the…
Mojave Desert Tortoise last year was listed as endangered in California as there is a very real threat that the reptile will become extinct in our state within our lifetime. Although there are an estimated 100,000 of them roaming the desert…
Integrated Training Exercise, or ITX, is a training exercise on the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms that focuses on the tactical application of combined-arms maneuver warfare. ITX provides service-level assessments of…
Long-time Morongo Basin residents may remember seeing the desert tortoise Moses ambling around the Hi-Desert Nature Museum in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Managing editor Tami Roleff has more information about Moses in this historical…
Hundreds of people attended the virtual meeting of the California Fish and Game Commission Thursday, August 20, to voice their opinions on a petition to have the Western Joshua Trees placed on the state list of threatened species. More than a…
For months now, subcontractors for telecommunications giant Frontier Communications have been erecting cell towers and excavating roadsides as part of a Federal Communications Commission-plan to expand internet broadband and wireless access in…
The desert tortoise is arguably one of the most iconic animals native to areas of the Morongo Basin. With urban expansion intersecting with tortoise habitat, tortoises will often need to cross roads to find food, water, or mates, and several…
Conservation groups across the state have filed a petition asking the state of California to grant endangered status to the desert tortoise. Reporter Joshua King has more information on the story… According to a petition filed by conservation…
The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians has teamed up with The Living Desert to host a free desert wildlife celebration event on Saturday, March 14, in Twentynine Palms. Reporter Andrew Dieleman tells us what to expect…. The Desert…
There will be a celebration of desert wildlife Saturday, March 9, at Tortoise Rock Casino in Twentynine Palms. From 9 to noon, there will be live desert tortoises, educational chats, crafts, games, face painting, photo booth, music, give-aways,…
We continue our look back at the top stories of 2017 with this story about the Marine Corps air-lifting more than 1,000 desert tortoises to new homes in the Mojave Desert. Reporter Andrew Dieleman has more... A population of the reptiles lived…
In recent months, six desert tortoises—including one estimated to have been 80 years old—have been killed by motorists driving over them in Joshua Tree National Park. The tortoises have been killed in the park’s parking lots, campgrounds, and on…
Listen here: A celebration event on Saturday will show off the artistic…
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