Mojave Max has finally emerged from his burrow. The desert tortoise mascot for the Clark County Desert Conservation Program came out of his burrow at the Springs Preserve at 3:09 p.m. Tuesday.

Over 100 desert tortoises at the Arizona Game and Fish Department seek a home where they can happily crawl around and burrow ...

The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is seeking homes for over 100 non-releasable desert tortoises. With these ...

The Desert Tortoise Adoption Program at the Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking homes for over 100 desert tortoises.

where elementary school students participate in the Punxsutawney Phil-esque tradition of guessing when the desert tortoise will emerge from his burrow after brumation (hibernation for reptiles ...

Human-made burrows can be built out of large PVC pipes ... who administers the desert tortoise permit process in California. “The tortoise is awake, they play with it, they get tired of it ...

The tortoises have proved the experts right; the reptiles have survived their first winter six months after returning to the desert and are emerging from their self-constructed burrows ...

Desert tortoises construct burrows and maintain their body temperature by spending most of their lives within them to avoid extreme temperatures.” ‘Eco-voltaic’ projects First Solar used ...

DESCRIPTION: The desert tortoise is terrestrial, with an oblong ... The tortoise has flattened forelegs that are heavily scaled and specifically adapted for burrowing. Toes are not webbed, females ...

is seeking homes for over 100 non-releasable desert tortoises. With these tortoises soon waking from brumation, the AZGFD encourages Arizona residents to prepare their burrows and submit adoption ...