Phys.org

Reading desert sands—Indigenous wildlife tracking skills underpin vast monitoring project

As animals move across the desert, they leave tracks, diggings and droppings. For skilled trackers, reading these signs is like watching a movie. A story of who was there and what they were doing ...

Joshua Tree crossings planned in California’s Mojave Desert to protect wildlife with $6M-plus funding

Two wildlife crossings are planned over State Route 62 near Joshua Tree National Park in California’s Mojave Desert. The projects aim to reconnect fragmented habitats and reduce wildlife-vehicle ...
CNN

This beautiful desert is blooming with wildlife found nowhere else on Earth

Van Zyl’s golden mole is an extraordinary creature. It is more closely related to elephants than to the moles you might find in gardens and parks. It has no visible eyes or ears and it “swims” just ...
The Desert Sun

Create a wildlife-friendly backyard with water holes.

It was down on the shore of the Zambezi River that I learned the truth about drawing wildlife in close. At Chikwenya Camp they'd hollowed out a depression in the sand and lined it with a thin layer of ...
PBS

Desert National Wildlife Refuge

The size and beauty of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge is amazing. The size and beauty of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge is amazing but beware, if you’re not prepared it will get you! At the ...
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Rare desert animals in Rajasthan that few people have seen

Rajasthan is famous for its royal palaces, massive forts, and endless stretches of golden sand. But beyond the beauty of the dunes, the state also hides an incredible wildlife treasure. The rare ...
The Desert Sun

You can help wildlife survive the summer heat

At peak summer heat in the desert, virtually all wildlife will be stressed. A lot of rodents actually go dormant at this time in a state of torpor due to the extreme heat and lack of water. Streams ...
Mongabay

86 percent of big animals in the Sahara Desert are extinct or endangered

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Bigger than all of Brazil, among the harshest ecosystems on Earth, and largely undeveloped, one would expect that the Sahara desert would be a ...
Washington Post

Pentagon pushed to use vast swath of desert wildlife refuge ‘primarily’ for military purposes, draft bill says

The U.S. Air Force is seeking to assert control over as much as two-thirds of a wildlife refuge in Nevada for training troops and testing weapons, according to a legislative proposal sent by military ...
Science Daily

Case of anthrax in wildlife in the Namib Desert: Infected zebra most likely causes death of three cheetahs

Anthrax is an infectious bacterial disease endemic in some parts of Africa. It affects people, livestock as well as wildlife. Using GPS telemetry data, a team of scientists reconstructed a special ...
NewsBytes

Senegal's most beautiful desert oases: A list

Senegal's desert oases provide a unique opportunity to explore the country's natural beauty and cultural heritage ...