The desert tortoise had previously been classified as "threatened" by the California Endangered Species Act in 1989, as well as by the federal Endangered Species Act of 1990.

"Going back to what it would have been like 200 years ago." Two endangered species once thought extinct make unlikely comeback in national park: 'Like time-traveling' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Following more than three decades of declining numbers, the Mojave desert tortoise has been officially declared an endangered species in California. The California Fish and Game Commission voted ...

The commission then granted temporary endangered species to the desert tortoise while it considered adding it permanently to the list. A recovery plan was created in 1994, and then revised in 2011 ...

Learn about the world’s most endangered animals, including the threats they face and the conservation efforts to protect them. ... What can save the desert's most tenacious birds? Tiny apartments.

Zoya lived at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens for 11 years. ... Amur leopards are listed as a critically endangered species and have a life expectancy of approximately 10 to 15 years in the ...

Endangered Desert Bighorn Sheep Airlifted Across Texas Skies in Dramatic Conservation Effort ... The animals were cataloged before being put in trailers and transported to their new home.

Black Desert Resort, the host of this week’s Black Desert Championship, ... “This endangered fish species is only found in the Virgin River system, ...

The Center for Biological Diversity has asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to add the Bendire's thrasher to the endangered species list. The thrasher is a rare desert songbird whose habitat ...

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert has announced the loss of one of its oldest leopards. Zoya was a 21-year-old Amur leopard who died on Wednesday due to old age, officials said on ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect Bendire’s thrasher under the Endangered Species Act.. The imperiled songbirds, native ...