A Los Angeles federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision not to provide Endangered Species Act protections for the imperiled Joshua tree is unlawful, according to court ...

A Joshua tree, which may now be at risk due to climate change, in California's Mojave Desert. (Image by sspiehs3 from Pixabay via Courthouse News) (CN) — For 2.5 million years, the Joshua tree has ...

Despite being built for heat and drought, Joshua trees are already showing signs of stress as temperatures rise and dry spells lengthen.

As the legend goes, it was 19th-century Mormon settlers who gave the Joshua tree its name, inspired by the plant’s bent and clubbed branches, which recall the biblical Joshua raising his arms in ...

FRESNO, Calif.— A Fresno County Superior Court judge today rejected an effort by construction and real estate interests, along with the city of Hesperia, to strip away legal protections for the ...

Though it may seem counterintuitive, desert-dwelling plants and animals who are well-adapted to hot, dry conditions are still threatened by rising temperatures, drought, and other extremes caused by ...

Joshua Tree National Park lies about 185 miles from Las Vegas, but the quickest route seems just a hop, skip and jump, for it consists partly of a drive through the remote and visually stunning Mojave ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has declined to list Joshua trees under the federal Endangered Species Act, leaving the fate of potential protection measures for the iconic spindly plant with newly ...

TEHACHAPI, Calif. (KERO) — It’s a piece of nature that goes hand in hand with California: the Joshua tree. They only grow in a small handful of places across the world, and one of those spots is not ...