Mojave desert tortoise officially joins California's endangered list
The California Fish and Game Commission has formally recognized the Mojave desert tortoise as endangered.
The California Fish and Game Commission has formally recognized the Mojave desert tortoise as endangered.
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2024
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A wildfire burning near the California-Nevada border has ravaged parts of the Mojave National Preserve's famed Joshua tree forests, and experts worry that the massive blaze will forever change the fragile desert ecosystem.
Plants & Animals
Aug 7, 2023
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Behind the fences surrounding this 40-square-mile outback of cactus and wiry creosote, the largest remaining population of Mojave desert tortoises was soaking up the morning sun and grazing on a mix of wild greens and flowers.
Plants & Animals
Nov 21, 2022
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"Increase the size, increase the survival" is the premise behind head-starting—raising an at-risk species in captivity until it is large enough to be less vulnerable to predators after release into the wild. But research ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 11, 2019
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The sun was rising over the Mojave Desert as crews prepared to demonstrate a devastating new weapon in the war among man, bird and reptile.
Plants & Animals
Jun 17, 2019
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Slow and steady wins the race.
Plants & Animals
May 31, 2017
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Results of a study on the relocation of a community of desert tortoises in California has unveiled a mystery: When moved only a short distance from their habitat, the females in the group assimilated to their new location ...
Ecology
May 25, 2017
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Scientists examining the deaths of female desert tortoises in Southern California said it appears the animals died while exhausting their water and energy to lay eggs during California's historic drought.
Ecology
May 17, 2017
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As conservationists work to recover endangered species populations, taking individuals that are maintained and protected under human care and reintroducing them into the wild, it becomes apparent that there is a great deal ...
Ecology
Aug 31, 2016
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Researchers have released a desert tortoise raised on a Marine Corps base as part of efforts aimed at reinvigorating the threatened population in the western Mojave Desert.
Ecology
Oct 2, 2015
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