Western Joshua trees in California are increasingly threatened by changing climate conditions, including rising heat, increasing drought, more frequent wildfires, and by expanding renewable energy and ...

In early springtime in the Mojave Desert, Joshua trees provide one of the few foods available to many of the wildlife species in this part of the southwestern U.S. Stretching above the surrounding dry ...

Their silhouettes are unmistakable: gnarled branches stretched out and up, greeting the desert sky with shocks of spiky leaves. As both a refuge and grocery store for dozens of native species, Yucca ...

GETTING READY FOR THAT TO CHANGE. PEACEFUL SOUNDS THAT COME FROM THESE DENSE FORESTS, LANDSCAPES THAT TAKE UP A THIRD OF THE ENTIRE STATE. TREES ARE LONG LIVED SPECIES. MANY LIVE WELL OVER 100 YEARS, ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has released a new plan to protect the state’s iconic Joshua trees, which are imperiled by wildfires, human development and climate change. The 294-page ...

The rapid spread of the Goldspotted Oak Borer is killing hundreds of thousands of oak trees, undermining habitat and ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...