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California's Mojave desert tortoises move toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA desert tortoise crawls along the sands of the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area in California...
Crews are battling 'fire whirls' in California's Mojave Desert
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCrews battled “fire whirls” in California’s Mojave National Preserve as a massive wildfire crossed...
The Mojave Desert is burning in California's biggest fire of year, torching Joshua trees
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAn air tanker drops fire retardant over the York fire in the Mojave National Preserve on Saturday....
Mojave desert tortoise officially joins California's endangered list
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA desert tortoise in the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area in California City in 2022. (Irfan...
6 Men Found Dead in Mojave Desert Were Shot in Alleged Marijuana Dispute, Say Police
People via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFive men have been arrested in connection with the homicide and four of the six victims have been...
Mojave Desert Land Trust shares conservation wins, urges action for threatened species
Victorville Daily Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Mojave Desert Land Trust announced all-round conservation wins for the California desert in its...
A volunteer effort is hoping to save California's Joshua trees
NBC News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoTHE MOJAVE DESERT, CALIF. — California’s Joshua trees look like something out of a Dr. Seuss book,...
'Heartbreaking': Mystery Surrounds Discovery of 6 Dead Bodies in California's Mojave Desert
People via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe bodies were discovered in a remote desert area in El Mirage, in San Bernardino County. Will...
Weed Dispute Prompted Grisly Murder of 6 in Mojave Desert: Cops
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDavid McNew/ReutersA “dispute over marijuana” led to the deaths of six people found dumped along a...
‘Seeds are life’: How a seed bank in the Mojave Desert is preserving an ancient ecosystem under...
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThe Mojave Desert Land Trust is working to scout, catalogue, collect and preserve millions of seeds...