The Mojave Desert is a hot spot for off-roading. Here's why a judge shut down more than 2,200 miles of trails

The Bureau of Land Management was ordered to close down popular off-roading trails in parts of the Mojave in order to protect the imperiled desert tortoise.
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The Mojave Desert is a hot spot for off-roading. Here’s why a judge shut down more than 2,200 miles of trails

MOJAVE DESERT — The desert tortoise, a once-resilient reptile, is a keystone species in the Mojave Desert, where other animals depend for their survival on the burrows it digs. But it is imperiled in ...