New study ranks Big Bend National Park and Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas in top 10 for wildlife watching.

American Southwest. But new research suggests that even this hardy species could see its habitat shrink significantly in the ...

As dawn broke in the eastern sky, it was -5 degrees on a crystal clear February morning at Bosque del Apache National ...

December 10, 2024 • West Texas is rich in reptiles, and the western hognose ... but they abound in the Chihuahuan Desert, from Coahuila and Durango to the Guadalupe Mountains in Texas and ...

The Chihuahuan Desert boasts 3,000 plant species ... In the desert scrub, roadrunners scurry after earless lizards while golden eagles search among the agave and creosote for blacktailed jackrabbits.

These remarkable reptiles have evolved to thrive in ... Image via Openverse. The desert ecosystems of the United States, including the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan, are surprisingly rich in ...

The Chihuahuan Desert, combined with the Sacramento Mountains ... Warmer temperatures and altered precipitation patterns may have expanded the periods during which these reptiles remain active, ...

Big Bend is one of the most biodiverse parks in the United States, home to more than 450 species of birds, 75 species of mammals, 22 species of lizards, as well as three distinct landscapes centered ...

Unsurprisingly, El Paso's hot climate is a result of its location in the Chihuahuan Desert, which extends through parts of western Texas, southern New Mexico and northern Mexico. The Centennial ...

The Mojave Desert may lose and gain suitable habitat for Gila monsters. But the unathletic reptiles might be mostly stuck in the waning oases.

The forest is alive with foxes, desert hare, lizards, and desert reptiles and many bird species —a strong indication that the ecosystem is recovering. Within the forest, Jyani established an ...