Learn how the latest IUCN Red List update links deep-sea mining, diamond projects, and invasive predators to extinction risks ...

Habitat loss and fragmentation is often exacerbated in deserts, where many species are specialized to live in this habitat. Larger desert-living animals are also considered more extinction prone ...

Habitats are diverse environments where plants and animals live, providing natural resources that living things need to survive. From vast ocean habitats to the frozen arctic tundra, there are many ...

Jerboas are a lineage of small rodents displaying atypical mouse-like morphology with elongated strong hindlimbs and short forelimbs. A research team has recently sequenced and reported the chromosome ...

Seven years of carefully planned habitat restoration on private land in the Mojave Desert have yielded hope for the persistence of the endangered Amargosa vole. In early August, a photograph from a ...

Experts at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens are now rolling back several bird flu precautions for their bird populations. "As we started seeing bird flu spreading throughout the country and moving ...

With deep roots, sturdy trunks, and the ability to withstand extreme temperatures, date palms (Phoenix dactylifera) are among the species best adapted to the arid desert environment. It is no ...

Discover 14 incredible animals that thrive in some of Earth's harshest environments, from frozen Antarctica to scorching ...

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) - News Channel 3's Tori King is getting a first look inside the habitat featuring the zoo's new bobcat kittens. The kittens, David and JoAnne, are siblings who were rescued ...

The Trump administration rolled back the Endangered Species Act on Friday, slashing protections to the habitats of endangered ...

Tucked away from humans in hard-to-reach places, hundreds of artificial water catchments—AWCs, also known as guzzlers—dot the arid Southwest landscape, collecting rainwater for wildlife to drink.