资讯

Victorville Daily Press1 年
Mojave desert tortoise listed as endangered species - Victorville Daily Press
The eastern Mojave Desert region saw a population decline of 10%, or 5,000 tortoises, during the same time period. The Colorado Desert saw a decrease of 17%, representing about 13,000 tortoises.
Los Angeles Times1 年
Mojave Desert tortoises could benefit from new protections - Los ... - Los Angeles Times
A 3.5-million-acre swath of Mojave Desert, between Ridgecrest and the Morongo Basin, has been named a sentinel landscape, a federally led effort to promote sustainable land-use near military ...
National Catholic Reporter1 年
My endangered Mojave desert tortoise led an epic Advent adventure
Desi, a 12-year-old Mojave desert tortoise who is part of the Edwards Air Force Base Desert Tortoise Adoption Program, eats a dandelion. Mojave desert tortoises have seen their numbers dwindle as ...
Yahoo1 年
Good news for desert tortoises: Stretch of Mojave Desert gets federal protections
A 3.5-million-acre swath of Mojave Desert, between Ridgecrest and the Morongo Basin, has been named a sentinel landscape, a federally led effort to promote sustainable land-use near military ...
Yahoo8月
Judge tosses out Mojave off-road plan for not adequately protecting imperiled tortoise - Yahoo
A desert tortoise in the Mojave Desert near Kramer Junction. Located on BLM land near the Highway 58, a biologist estimated it to be 50 years or older. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times ...
CNN1 年
Mojave Desert: How a seed bank in southern California is preserving an ancient ... - CNN
The Mojave Desert Land Trust is working to scout, catalogue, collect and preserve millions of seeds from 250 species and counting in a race to save an ecosystem.
Los Angeles Times1 年
Mojave desert tortoise officially joins California’s endangered list
Only 2 out of the 10 designated tortoise conservation areas currently meet that threshold. Climate & Environment California’s Mojave desert tortoises move toward extinction.
KTLA1 年
California designates Mojave desert tortoise as endangered
The Mojave desert tortoise has been recognized as a threatened […] An iconic Southern California desert dweller is now formally recognized by the State of California as endangered.
Fox News2 年
'Mojave Max' tortoise emerges in Las Vegas; latest since 2000
Officials in Nevada said a desert tortoise named Mojave Max has emerged from his winter burrow at a nature preserve in Las Vegas. Max made his appearance at 3:40 p.m. Monday.
npca.org11月
3 Lessons Learned from a Desert Tortoise in Joshua Tree
Like the tortoise, many desert plants live a long time, and the entire desert ecosystem operates on a slower timescale than other environments. The creosote bush, for instance, is one of the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune2 年
‘Mojave Max’ tortoise emerges in Vegas; latest since 2000
LAS VEGAS — A desert tortoise that is the focus of schoolchild predictions and local lore about the start of spring has emerged from its winter burrow at a nature preserve in Las Vegas ...