In India’s harsh deserts, spiny-tailed lizards subtly change diets with seasons, storing energy for winter and shifting food ...

Two wildlife crossings are proposed for State Route 62 to reduce the hundreds of annual animal deaths. The crossings would improve safety for both animals and drivers, as wildlife-vehicle collisions ...

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 ...

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 prohibited off-road vehicle use in critical habitat for desert tortoises in California’s western Mojave ...

Jaisalmer: The annual 24-hour wildlife census by the waterhole method in Desert National Park (DNP) concluded at 8am Thursday, marking the end of a campaign to record wildlife activity during the full ...

Rare monsoon rains have briefly turned Rajasthan’s Thar Desert green, awakening dormant seeds and wildlife, offering a ...

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 ...

Urban wildlife populations seem to be on the rise in Tucson, in part because of a relatively wet year, but also because of maturing native trees that were planted 10 to 20 years ago as Tucsonans made ...

When desert animals face environmental extremes day in and day out, every unique anatomical feature can aid in their survival. Among the most striking of these adaptations is ear size. In arid ...