Few species are equipped to handle a hot and dry climate better than the desert tortoise. The ancient creature inhabits some of the harshest areas of the American southwest. But with climate change making their home hotter and drier, how are they coping? To find out, our partners at KUNC take a hike in the Mojave Desert.
[Photo: U.S. Geological Survey ecologist Todd Esque holds a tortoise shell in the Mojave Desert, south of Las Vegas. Luke Runyon/KUNC]
