Mojave Max officially emerged from his burrow Friday, March 23, 2018 at 11:11 am. The earliest he has emerged was Feb. 14, 2005, at 11:55 a.m. The latest he has emerged is April 17, 2012, at 12:41 pm. Mojave Max is a live desert tortoise who calls the Las Vegas Springs Preserve his home. Like [...]
We had an awesome Mojave Max Assembly season. Sadly, our last assembly for the year was on February 8, 2018. Students got to learn about the Mojave Desert, desert tortoise biology and the weather in the Mojave Desert which plays an important part as to when Mojave Max will emerge in the spring. We hope that all [...]
Mojave Max is a real live tortoise that lives at the Springs Preserve. Every fall when the hot Las Vegas weather cools off, Max goes into his burrow to begin brumation (this is how Max hibernates). In the spring, when the weather begins to warm up, Max emerges. The person who guesses as closely as [...]
We are so excited to have started up our Mojave Max Assemblies again this year! Students get a chance to learn about the Mojave Desert that we live in, desert tortoise biology and the weather in the Mojave Desert which plays an important part as to when Mojave Max will emerge in the spring. Students [...]
The Mojave Max Assembly Applications are currently closed and will reopen in the Fall next year. The Mojave Max Program provides educational assemblies in Fall and Winter of each year. The assemblies include appearances by a Ranger who discusses desert tortoise biology and conservation, an educator who discusses Mojave Desert weather which plays an important [...]
Mojave Max is a real live tortoise that lives at Springs Preserve. Every fall when the hot Las Vegas weather cools off, Max goes into his burrow to begin brumation (This is how Max hibernates). In the spring, when the weather begins to warm up, Max emerges. The person who guesses as closely as possible [...]
The Mojave Max Assembly Applications are currently open and will remain open until Friday, November 3, 2017. The Mojave Max Program provides educational assemblies in Fall and Winter of each year. The assemblies include appearances by a Ranger who discusses desert tortoise biology and conservation, an educator who discusses Mojave Desert weather which plays an [...]
The Mojave Max education program is moving to a new location at the Springs Preserve on September 26, 2017! Mojave Max, the famous southern Nevada desert tortoise, will enjoy the Springs Preserve’s 15-acre desert tortoise habitat which is located at the property’s northwest corner. Mojave Max is a live tortoise that serves as the [...]
The Mojave Max Assembly application will open back up on October 2, 2017. The Mojave Max Program provides educational assemblies in Fall and Winter of each year. The assemblies include appearances by a Ranger who discusses desert tortoise biology and conservation, an educator who discusses Mojave Desert weather which plays an important part in Mojave [...]
Today A’myah Cunningham and her classmates from Roger Gehring Elementary School celebrated her win of the 2017 Mojave Max Emergence Contest with a field trip and pizza party to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area to visit the live Mojave Max tortoise. Congratulations to A’myah!
