The Phoenix Zoo is creating an "air-conditioned habitat" to protect native lizards from rising desert temperatures.

Arizona's rising summer heat may be more than even desert wildlife can handle. In response, the Phoenix Zoo is creating an air-conditioned habitat to protect them.

The colorful, venomous and mysterious Gila monster flourishes in the scorching Desert Southwest, but climate change threatens ...

The High Desert Museum has received accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, joining an elite group of ...

The High Desert Museum has achieved an important milestone by earning accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), a prestigious recognition for animal care and welfare.

Sonoran desert tortoises have emerged from hibernation this spring, and many of them are in need of a place to call home. Arizona Game and Fish is offering free adoptions of these captive reptiles ...

Hitting the desert trails often is a Southern Nevada spring hiker’s key to keeping company with lizards. After hiding for months from winter’s cooler temperatures, western zebra-tailed lizards have ...

Known for their unusual, sidewinding crawl across shifting desert sands, sidewinder rattlesnakes are truly one of nature’s most fascinating reptiles. But beyond their unique way of moving, these ...

Now that the desert has warmed back up, people need to watch their step to avoid encounters with snakes. But those who actually want to get close to the slithering reptiles can attend the weekly ...

The deadline draws near: Anyone looking to adopt a desert tortoise this year from the Arizona Game and Fish Department needs to get their application in soon before it is time for the reptiles to ...

A palaeontologist works at the place where pterosaur fossils were found at 'Tormento' hill in the Atacama desert at Atacama region, Chile, in this undated handout photo provided by the Universidad de ...

A baby pterosaur's tragic fate during a prehistoric storm, wild chimpanzees consuming alcohol from fermenting fruits, a dolphin-like fossil unearthed in Peru's desert, and the discovery of insect-rich ...