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The Center has been working for the Mojave desert tortoise since 1997. Challenging the Bureau of Land Management's grazing practices on arid public lands, we've helped protect millions of acres of ...
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“The Bureau cannot continue to prioritize recreational vehicle opportunities in fragile desert tortoise habitats over the ...
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is seeking homes for over 100 non-releasable desert tortoises. With these ...
The MDLT specifically is working with a large, multi-year grant to restore and protect a region inside a desert tortoise critical habitat with the goal of making sure it "remains an area tortoises ...
Desert tortoises are herbivores and munch on Bermuda ... and even clambering into our laps when we sat cross-legged in her habitat. And when she sleeps, she doesn’t tuck up inside her shell ...
The project will permanently protect western Joshua tree and desert tortoise habitat near the newly designated Mojave Desert Sentinel Landscape. The 3.5 million acre Mojave Desert Sentinel ...
Six months ago, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDWZA) and The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens reintroduced 70 young tortoises to their native habitat, the Mojave Desert. In partnership with ...
said Max was the last of the four tortoises in the preserve’s 15-acre desert tortoise habitat to come out this year, but said it’s not unusual for tortoises to debut at different times.