What role do deserts play in the world’s ecosystems? The desert habitat, it is a land of extremes: hot days, cold nights. But it is also home to a rich variety of plants and animals. How do they all ...

Established in 1939, the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix continues to uphold a legacy of showcasing and protecting Arizona's desert environments. In 2022, the garden welcomed more than 870,000 ...

The film "Animal Habitats" explores the various environments where animals live, known as habitats. It highlights how animals are adapted to their specific habitats, such as sea turtles in water and ...

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens received a grant for a new capital project called "Lions Ridge." The new exhibit will feature African lions to raise awareness about their declining population, which ...

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 ...

The Palm Desert Planning Commission was unable to vote on the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens' plan to expand; instead, the discussion will be continued at a September meeting. This expansion, which is ...

Four years after conservationists relocated 570 desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in California from a threatened habitat to a new nearby location, the tortoises outwardly appeared to have ...

Lower parasitism and predation in urban habitats may contribute to the invasion success of brown widow spiders, according to new research. Lower parasitism and predation in urban habitats may ...

We examined the significance of arroyo-riparian habitat to birds in the Chihuahuan Desert of south-central New Mexico. Nests (N = 620) of 27 species were monitored during 1993-1995. Twenty-three ...