For some, Ivanpah now stands as a huge, shiny monument to wasted tax dollars and environmental damage. For others, failures ...

A California zoo is asking visitors to be on the lookout for a bat-eared fox that escaped from its enclosure, but is believed ...

The fox was spotted several times overnight by searchers but remains on the loose, the zoo said. Bat-eared foxes are not dangerous to humans. “Their diet consists of insects, an ...

and many other rare plants and animals adapted to live in harsh desert environments. Congress designated the area in 1976, and the 1994 California Desert Protection Act further increased protection by ...

This common desert woodpecker replaces the closely related Nuttall’s in arid regions; the 2 species are known to hybridize at a few localities in southern California. Polytypic (about 8 ssp.

By Julie Sharp Click here for updates on this story PALM DESERT, California (KCAL, KCBS) -- An insect-eating furry critter with ...

From hiking trails to giraffe feeding, watching wallabies or learning about wildlife, Southern California's Living Desert Zoo And Gardens has an adventure for everyone.

Defenders of Wildlife is dedicated to the protection of all native animals and plants in their natural communities ... sharing, and protecting desert wilderness and the rare and fragile biological ...