Conservation efforts are essential for protecting desert ecosystems from threats such as climate change & habitat loss. Deserts, defined as areas receiving less than ten inches of precipitation ...

Dragonflies thrive in far more arid areas than most fish and birds, who serve as researchers’ traditional mercury-carrying ...

A project to reconnect fragmented portions of desert tortoise habitat south of Las Vegas would involve changes to fences and ...

The kangaroo rat is the only mammal in the Mountains and Desert habitat. An entire wall in the building features photos and information on various Fort Worth Zoo conservation projects across Texas ...

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The cats face risks from habitat loss and fragmentation as land is converted for urban expansion, industry and other human uses. The sand cat (Felis margarita) is the only truly desert-dwelling cat in ...

While the state is nearing completion of a draft conservation plan later this year, both climate change and solar projects are threatening the iconic trees’ desert habitat. The problem ...

(KTVZ) -- Beaver Works Oregon, a program of Think Wild dedicated to supporting beaver in Oregon’s High Desert, recently planted ... and provide essential beaver habitat that supports beaver ...

A conservation group is seeking federal protections for a rare Nevada fish whose habitat is confined to a few groundwater-fed ...

More information: Simin Chai et al, Genomic insights into adaptation to bipedal saltation and desert-like habitats of jerboas, Science China Life Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s11427-023-2516-9 ...