Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The desert long-eared bat (Otonycteris hemprichii) is found in North Africa and the Middle East. Deserts are not easy places to ...

A federal judge says Mojave Desert tortoises deserve protecting from roaring trucks ...

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) - News Channel 3's Tori King is getting a first look inside the habitat featuring the zoo's new bobcat kittens. The kittens, David and JoAnne, are siblings who were rescued ...

The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert on planet Earth. It sits in North Africa, covering parts of Egypt, Libya, Sudan, and Chad, and is famous for its sand dune fields and major rivers of the ...

A new Mexican gray wolf enclosure planned at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum will give visitors a chance to view the wolves like never before — from the middle of the exhibit, surrounded by the pack.

As the summer temperatures continue to climb, you may find yourself spending more and more time indoors enjoying the comforts of central air conditioning. But without the benefit of modern technology, ...

Habitats are diverse environments where plants and animals live, providing natural resources that living things need to survive. From vast ocean habitats to the frozen arctic tundra, there are many ...

The Bureau of Land Management was ordered to close down popular off-roading trails in parts of the Mojave in order to protect the imperiled desert tortoise.

A federal judge has made 2,200 miles of Western Mojave Desert trails off-limits to off-roading bikers and drivers, in the name of preserving the threatened desert tortoise. The Bureau of Land ...

Tucked away from humans in hard-to-reach places, hundreds of artificial water catchments—AWCs, also known as guzzlers—dot the arid Southwest landscape, collecting rainwater for wildlife to drink.