In many ecosystems, rodents serve a huge role in harvesting plants for food and serving as a primary diet source for a plethora of predators. In the Mojave, where Amargosa voles live, the only known ...

Unlike most frogs and toads, Amargosa toads never make a sound unless they're chirping their “release call” when grasped below their forelimbs. These occupants of southern Nevada's Oasis Valley, a ...

This stunning display of nature is home to 26 endemic species, including the freshwater Ash Meadows pebblesnail and Amargosa niterwort, a water-loving plant that resides on local salt flats.

The Amargosa toad and the Oasis Valley speckled dace ... resulting in the direct loss of numerous populations of the wildflower. Other threats to the plant include invasive species, drought, feral ...

The Bureau of Land Management is gathering community input on a potential 20-year mineral withdrawal for more than 300,000 acres of land.