Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two desert wildlife crossings will hit the drawing board thanks to a $5.5 million state-funded grant, according to the Mojave ...

An increase in Joshua Tree visitors has meant bad news for local mountain lions.

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 ...

A judge ruled that federal land managers didn’t show how they minimized impacts to vulnerable species in an off-road vehicle management plan in the Western Mojave Desert. The area is home to the ...

On a patch of desert land in Indio, an unassuming building once offered sanctuary to birds injured across the Coachella Valley and beyond. Soon, a new facility will open in its place, with a similar — ...

A federal judge has made 2,200 miles of Western Mojave Desert trails off-limits to off-roading bikers and drivers, in the ...

Scientists made a surprising wildlife discovery in the world’s driest desert. Tiny soil-dwelling nematodes are not just surviving but thriving high in the Chilean mountains. The findings suggest that ...

A $5.5 million state grant will fund the planning phase for two desert wildlife crossings on State Route 62. The crossings are designed to provide safe passage for wildlife, including threatened ...