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The size of a solar project in the Mojave Desert has been cut nearly in half to save habitat for the endangered desert tortoise.

The most threatened tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exposition in the heart of Indonesia's capital, highlighting concerns about the rampant -- and growing -- illegal pet trade.

The San Diego Zoo is showing off work it's doing at a Las Vegas-area center to help repopulate an endangered species of desert tortoise.

The federal government has agreed to consider whether a desert tortoise whose population has declined by half in the past 20 years warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act.