Desert tortoises have lived in the deserts of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah since the Pleistocene. In the early years of the 20th century, they still thrived within the Southwest's arid ...

For families with kids, there’s an extra benefit of the brumation process, says Lynda Misiak, who administers the desert tortoise permit process in California. “The tortoise is awake ...

But in some patches of California desert, their numbers have dropped ... beneath raven nests on power poles and see piles of dead baby tortoises that were opened, killed, carried to the nests ...

But in some patches of California desert, their numbers have dropped ... beneath raven nests on power poles and see piles of dead baby tortoises that were opened, killed, carried to the nests ...

But in some patches of California desert, their numbers have dropped by up to 96% since the 1970s ... “You can go beneath raven nests on power poles and see piles of dead baby tortoises that were ...