The Center has been working for the Mojave desert tortoise since 1997. Challenging the Bureau of Land Management's grazing practices on arid public lands, we've helped protect millions of acres of ...

Turtles are fascinating creatures because they can live as long as humans, sometimes even longer. Their slow-moving ...

the Sonoyta mud turtle has evolved to be highly aquatic in one of the driest parts of the Sonoran Desert. Diversion of surface water and pumping of groundwater have led to the loss of much of the ...

Tortoises, however, are often good swimmers. Turtles are among the most endangered vertebrates. Habitat destruction, illegal collection, water contamination, and massive harvesting of wild turtles are ...

Major threats The major threats to marine turtles in West Africa are harvesting and overexploitation of eggs, meat, and other products; incidental capture by gillnets, trawlers, and other fishing gear ...

It can survive for twelve months without any food. It must be starving! Amazing! So, desert habitats are dry and have very little water. Ooh I'm thirsty, I need a drink! Desert habitats are ...

Paradoxically, the effort to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by expanding solar energy has also created some tensions for desert habitats. In the Mojave, the 2013 arrival of the ...

Bubbles, who is affectionately known as "Mr. Bubbles," is a 70-year-old Eastern Box turtle that was purchased by their ...

Off-road vehicles, when used irresponsibly, can cause irreparable damage to desert habitats. Oil and gas production may disrupt sensitive habitat. And nuclear waste may be dumped in deserts ...

The desert box turtle lives in Southwest Texas. ©Sue in az / public domain – Original / License This turtle has a black or brown dome-shaped shell with yellow or orange spots and stripes.