Carried by hurricane waves, these tortoises were swept to Florida’s Fort De Soto
On the horizon directly in front of her burrow, about two miles offshore, Egmont Key’s historic lighthouse towered over ...
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‘Respect, protect and enjoy’: How Mojave Max became a conservation sensation
where elementary school students participate in the Punxsutawney Phil-esque tradition of guessing when the desert tortoise will emerge from his burrow after brumation (hibernation for reptiles ...
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Slow and steady: When will Mojave Max, Nevada’s other famous tortoises come out?
that means it’s time to guess when Mojave Max will emerge from his burrow. Mojave Max, a desert tortoise mascot for the Clark County Desert Conservation Program, is Las Vegas’ Punxsutawney ...
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70 Tortoises Returned To Wild By SD Zoo Emerge From Winter Burrows
SAN DIEGO, CA — Dozens of critically endangered Mojave desert tortoises emerged from their winter burrows Monday after being reintroduced into their native habitat on Edwards Air Force Base in ...
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'Creep' Of Baby Tortoises Survives First Winter Sleep At Edwards AFB
explored old burrows, and dug new ones where they would spend the winter in the deep tortoise sleep known as brumation, according to a recent news release. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens says ...
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70 Critically Endangered Tortoises Are Thriving in the Wild 6 Months After Their Release
The tortoises have proved the experts right; the reptiles have survived their first winter six months after returning to the desert and are emerging from their self-constructed burrows ...
Where is Mojave Max?
Mojave Max is the official mascot of the Clark County Desert Conservation Program. Clark County is hosting the annual Mojave Max Emergence Contest, where those who guess as closest to the exact day he ...
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NATURAL HISTORY
DESCRIPTION: The desert tortoise is terrestrial, with an oblong ... The tortoise has flattened forelegs that are heavily scaled and specifically adapted for burrowing. Toes are not webbed, females ...
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Desert solar farms can improve tortoise habitat
Desert tortoises construct burrows and maintain their body temperature by spending most of their lives within them to avoid extreme temperatures.” ‘Eco-voltaic’ projects First Solar used ...
State funds to protect wildlife corridor between Joshua Tree National Park, military base
In Riverside County, Oswit Land Trust was awarded $1.5 million for 642 acres in the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains, preserving healthy coastal sage scrub, grasslands, and other habitats ...
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THE Desert Renewable Energy conservation Plan
The iconic desert tortoise is just one of the many species that survives in the vast landscape these deserts comprise, which includes the most ecologically intact landscapes remaining in the lower 48 ...