When Oregon’s short legislative session convenes in early February, conservation advocates will once again try to convince lawmakers to pass a major funding bill that could provide nearly $30 million ...

The desert tortoise was first listed as threatened in 1990.

The ostensibly barren Mojave Desert is in fact teeming with plants and animals, including a rare species known as the ...

A woman with a heart for animals started a wildlife education center with a few animal companions from college, a boa ...

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Thanks to environmental groups’ efforts to protect and restore habitat in the Carrizo Plain, native species such as the giant kangaroo rat are recovering from near-extinction.

Public lands in the California desert are filled with privately owned parcels.

The judge issued an injunction at the request of environmental advocates who had prevailed two years ago on the merits of their lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management.

Nevada designated the desert bighorn sheep as its state animal in 1973, citing its toughness and ability to survive extreme desert conditions. After dropping to about 2,000 animals in the 1960s, ...

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When endangered species reach low numbers, their survival can depend on whether or not they have new habitats to live in, ...

A federal judge has ordered off-highway vehicle riders to steer clear of more than 2,200 miles of proposed routes through ...