A federal judge has made 2,200 miles of Western Mojave Desert trails off-limits to off-roading bikers and drivers, in the ...

A court order is forcing BLM to close more than a third of the West Mojave Route Network. Off-roaders have weeks to find out ...

A federal judge has ordered a sweeping shutdown of off-road vehicle routes in the Mojave Desert, closing roughly 2,200 miles ...

Off-roading, despite being harsh and rough, can be fun and exciting, especially when driving vehicles built for it, like a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE: A desert tortoise moves through the Muddy Mountains Wilderness in Nevada. (Scott Smith/Getty Images) Off-roading is now ...

Off-road enthusiasts in the Southwestern United States have lost access to 2,200 miles of off-road trails after a judicial ruling in January 2026.

Hopefully this court order will help the desert tortoise population rebuild, to regain the delicate natural balance of the ...

The Bureau of Land Management was ordered to close down popular off-roading trails in parts of the Mojave in order to protect the imperiled desert tortoise.

Behind the fences surrounding this 40-square-mile outback of cactus and wiry creosote, the largest remaining population of Mojave desert tortoises was soaking up the morning sun and grazing on a mix ...

Desert tortoises have lived in the deserts of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah since the Pleistocene. In the early years of the 20th century, they still thrived within the Southwest's arid ...