In 2002 we and allies won another landmark settlement in which 1.9 million acres of the California Desert Conservation Area were protected against livestock grazing and 18,000 acres of tortoise ...

The California Fish and ... The Colorado Desert saw a decrease of 17%, representing about 13,000 tortoises. Threats to the animals include habitat loss due to development, climate change, expanded ...

Tortoise habitat in the Mojave Desert is negatively affected by power lines, development, highways and changes across the landscape. Red brome and Mediterranean grass are invasive grasses in the ...

First Solar has found similar habitat gains in California. Desert tortoises are roaming a 15 MW community solar farm owned by the Valley Electric Association in Nevada thanks to fence openings ...

The California Fish and Game Commission has formally recognized the Mojave desert tortoise as endangered ... for conservation measures such as habitat protection and recovery efforts.

Building the habitat takes time ... who administers the desert tortoise permit process in California. “The tortoise is awake, they play with it, they get tired of it, it goes to sleep.

Pam Johnson’s family has been part of the Leeds community for generations and previously had a cattle operation that would ...

Mojave National Preserve and other California desert national parks are home to ... The Soda Mountain Solar Project threatens bighorn sheep migration corridors, desert tortoise habitat, natural areas, ...