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… bans off-road vehicles in favor of desert tortoise / Ruling says... - Jan 6, 2005 San Francisco ChronicleIn what conservationists are calling a victory on behalf of the imperiled desert tortoise a federal judge in San Francisco has barred off- road vehicles ... Desert tortoise numbers continue to decline - Aug 25, 2008 USA TODAY - USA TodayBy Mike Stark, AP Writer. SALT LAKE CITY — It's been 18 years since the federal government decided to protect the shy, slow-moving Mojave desert tortoise, ... Feds to Consider Protections for Desert Tortoise - Aug 28, 2009 ABC NewsBy FELICIA FONSECA AP Writer. AP. The federal government has agreed to consider whether the Sonoran desert tortoise, a Southwest icon whose population has ... Southern Utah tortoise continues decline - May 24, 2008 USA TODAY - USA TodayThe desert tortoise, a federally protected species, has benefited from that designation but that doesn't mean life is easy. ... … agency considers protected status for desert tortoise - The Boston... - Aug 29, 2009 Boston GlobeAP / August 29, 2009. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The federal government has agreed to consider whether the Sonoran desert tortoise, a Southwest icon whose ... Fighting to save the desert tortoise: Population has declined 90... - May 30, 2006 Free with registration - Daily Press - AccessMyLibrary.comMay 30--VICTORVILLE -- Wildlife experts say the threatened desert tortoise has virtually disappeared from the High Desert, and efforts to save it are being ... Solar showdown in Calif. tortoises' desert home - Jan 2, 2010 msnbc.comRoy Averill-Murray, the Fish and Wildlife Service's desert tortoise recovery coordinator, said there are insufficient data to make judgments about the ... Protection vs. recreation: the tortoise tussle - Jan 26, 2005 Christian Science MonitorAt issue is the Mojave desert tortoise, a species whose numbers in Southern California ... The clash over the desert tortoise is among the most visible, ... Plenty spent on endangered species list's tortoise - Jan 20, 2009 FOXNewsAbout $10.5 million was spent on the desert tortoise. Spending in 2007 was more ... "But the desert tortoise is a bellwether for the health of our deserts." ... Coyote attacks halt desert tortoise relocation - Oct 12, 2008 San Francisco ChronicleOctober 12, 2008|By AP. Desert tortoises like this one have been relocated by the Army to another part of the Mojave Desert to make room for training ... The Mojave Desert Tortoise Is No Ninja, but It Has Stopped Some Big... - Jan 24, 2010 People MagazineBy Susan Reed, Tom Cunneff. Executives of the Summa Corporation were seeing dollar signs in the dry Nevada earth last August as they broke ground for ... Megabucks spent on protecting desert tortoise - Jan 31, 2009 San Francisco ChronicleFebruary 01, 2009|By Mike Stark, AP. The Mojave desert tortoise has been the recipient of millions of federal and state dollars doled out to protect ... Reward offered in death of Calif desert tortoise - Sep 4, 2008 San Francisco ChronicleA $5000 reward has been offered for informating leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever killed a desert tortoise at a Joshua Tree National Park ... In California, quest for cleaner power hits tortoise-sized speed bumps - Jan 29, 2010 Christian Science Monitor400,00-mirror solar-energy farm in the Mojave Desert has been slowed by environmentalists concerned about the habitat of the threatened desert tortoise. ... Fighting to save the desert tortoise: Population has declined 90... - May 30, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Daily Press - HighBeam ResearchFighting to save the desert tortoise: Population has declined 90 percent since 1980s. ... find Daily Press (Victorville, CA) articles. Wildfires take toll on desert tortoise - Jul 24, 2005 $2.95 - Las Vegas Review-Journal - NewsBankBy ANDREW STRICKLER. Heading into the summer, it looked like a good time to be a desert tortoise. After several years of below-average precipitation, ... Agencies shell out to save Mojave desert tortoise from extinction |... - Jan 25, 2009 Pay-Per-View - Deseret News - HighBeam ResearchAgencies shell out to save Mojave desert tortoise from extinction ... find Deseret News (Salt Lake City) articles. Leathery, shy and a bit world-weary, ... Missing tortoise found in Cicero ; Journey of 3 weeks began in Orland... - Jul 13, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest ArchiverThe 22-pound desert tortoise disappeared June 21 from the back yard at [Kim Heinemann]'s parents' home in Orland Park. He was found Sunday in Cicero when a ... Wanted: Ride to Mojave Desert for wayward tortoise - Sep 6, 2008 Seattle TimesSadie the desert tortoise, discovered without explanation at a rest stop on US 95 in Idaho, needs a ride to a new adoptive home to the Mojave Desert - the ... Suit: Plans won't protect tortoise - Aug 14, 2006 $3.50 - The Sun - NewsBankThe two huge plans designed to protect the threatened desert tortoise and ... "We want the desert tortoise recovered and that's what the law requires,'' ... Change is proposed on desert tortoise | Article from Deseret News... - Aug 25, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Deseret News - HighBeam ResearchChange is proposed on desert tortoise ... find Deseret News (Salt Lake City) articles. Federal officials may tweak how they manage the threatened desert ... Off-road routes may be closed to protect tortoises - Jan 4, 2010 San Francisco ChronicleIleene Anderson, a spokeswoman for the center, said she hopes it means the roads will be closed soon to protect the imperiled desert tortoise. ... Protection vs. recreation: the tortoise tussle; Environmentalists win... - Jan 26, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Christian Science Monitor - HighBeam ResearchAt issue is the Mojave desert tortoise, a species whose numbers in Southern California ... The clash over the desert tortoise is among the most visible, ... Plan to protect local desert tortoise on the ropes . - Nov 27, 2007 The Mirror - Google News Archive...by Michael Di Massa Mirror Staff . Valley construction areas. However, this specific permit would only include certain areas of the valley . ... Desert clash in West over solar potential, water - Apr 20, 2009 The Guardian..."Water is a big concern and the desert tortoise is a major concern, and the amount of site preparation is a concern," said Linda Resseguie, a BLM project ... Desert tortoise Mojave Max dies at Red Rock habitat - Jul 2, 2008 Las Vegas Review-Journal - Las Vegas Review - JournalBy ANTONIO PLANAS. The following comments are provided by readers and are the sole responsiblity of the authors. The reviewjournal.com does not review ... Sun, The (San Bernardino, CA) - Jan 10, 2007 $3.50 - The Sun - NewsBankOne bright spot is the Desert Tortoise Natural Area near California City between highways 14 and 395, north of Highway 58. Basically a 40-square-mile, ... Officials envision downtown 'urban pathway' crawling with tortoise... - Sep 5, 2006 $2.95 - Las Vegas Review-Journal - NewsBankThe desert tortoise simply might be the new mascot for downtown Las Vegas. ... But could the desert tortoise truly replace the showgirl, Elvis and slot ... Mojave Tortoises Moved for Army Training - Apr 3, 2008 FOXNewsThe controversial project, billed as the largest desert tortoise move in California history, involves transferring 770 endangered reptiles from Army land to ... The tortoise and the sun - Jan 22, 2009 SalonAs a desert tortoise living in the Mojave Desert, you'd spend much of your coldblooded life catering to the whims of your body temperature. ... … Service 'Recovery' Plan Will Drive Desert Tortoise Closer to... - Oct 19, 2007 ewire.comDespite the fact that desert tortoise populations have continued to crash since the release of the original recovery plan in 1994, the new plan provides ... Dangerous bladder stones removed and reptile gets new fiberglass … - Aug 24, 2005 San Francisco ChronicleA desert tortoise named Cactus has traded in four bladder stones for a ... The desert tortoise -- the state reptile of California -- is found in the Mojave ... Interior Blocks New Mining to Protect Tortoise in Southern Nev. - Oct 30, 2009 New York TimesThe Interior Department issued an order today banning new mining on nearly 1 million acres in southern Nevada to protect the desert tortoise and other ... Southern Utah tortoise continues decline - May 27, 2008 msnbc.comThe desert tortoise, a federally protected species, has benefited from that designation but that doesn't mean life is easy. ... THE NATION; Eyes in the West Are on Federal Land Sale; Proceeds from ... - Jun 6, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverThe proposed federal law would also expand the desert tortoise preserve but put a highway right through it. A powerful businessman stands to make millions ... Desert tortoise habitat plan tabled for two years . - Dec 20, 2007 The Mirror - Google News Archive...by Michael Di Massa Mirror Staff . Criticism proved to be the undoing of the draft Pahrump Valley Desert Tortoise low-effect Habitat Conservation as it was ... Agencies shell out to save Mojave desert tortoise from extinction - Jan 25, 2009 $2.95 - Deseret News - NewsBankAuthor: Mike Stark AP. Leathery, shy and a bit world-weary, the Mojave desert tortoise doesn't come across as a high-roller. But among land-going critters ... Panel wary of tortoise effort - Apr 3, 2005 $3.50 - The Sun - NewsBankBARSTOW - A new research arm of the US Fish and Wildlife Service hopes to pinpoint reasons for the decline of the desert tortoise and bring an end to its ... Desert tortoise owners coming out of their shells - Mar 22, 2008 East Valley TribuneTrent Ruhland, 4, crawls around the backyard with Tacy, the desert tortoise his family adopted from Arizona Game & Fish. ... California and the West; Advocates Sue Over Nevada Land Exchange; … - Aug 29, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverThey agreed to trade -- at no cost -- nearly 10000 acres of federal leased lands set aside for the desert tortoise in the middle of the project for equal ... Wildfires taking toll on tortoise habitat in Mojave Desert - Feb 25, 2007 North County TimesBiologists gathered Friday for a meeting of the Desert Tortoise Council said the fires in 2005 burned more than one million acres of desert tortoise habitat ... Fish and Wildlife to consider protections for iconic Sonoran desert... - Sep 1, 2009 San Francisco Examiner - The San Francisco ExaminerThe federal government has agreed to consider whether the Sonoran desert tortoise, a Southwest icon whose population has declined by half in the past 20 ... Desert tortoise incidental take permit sought . - Nov 15, 2007 The Mirror - Google News Archive...by Michael Di Massa Mirror Staff . County has opened up a public hearing period on the draft habitat conservation plan for the endangered desert tortoise in ... Change is proposed on desert tortoise - Aug 25, 2008 Deseret NewsAP. Federal officials may tweak how they manage the threatened desert tortoise in southern Utah and three other states. ... Actions Renew Tensions Over Use of Desert Land; Release of the west … - Mar 15, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverThe plan identifies vital areas for the threatened desert tortoise, Mohave squirrel and 98 other species, pinpoints off-road trails, and lays out areas that ... TORTOISE REFORM SOUGHT - Oct 3, 2009 Las Vegas Review-Journal - Las Vegas Review - JournalA pair of desert tortoise hatchlings scamper around at the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center ... Mojave Max roams the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center. ... Corona | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern... - Mar 25, 2005 Press-Enterprise..."The plan's stated goal was to recover the desert tortoise and this plan won't do ... Mike Connor, executive director of the Riverside-based Desert Tortoise ... Match made in tortoise heaven - Jul 8, 2006 Pay-Per-View - San Diego Union - Tribune - ProQuest ArchiverA member of an endangered species, the desert tortoise had been nursed back to health after being injured. Once in captivity, Bakke explains, ... Army suspends Fort Irwin tortoise relocation plans after deaths of 90... - Oct 9, 2008 Press-Enterprise..."We didn't foresee this amount of coyote predation," said Roy Averill-Murray, desert tortoise recovery coordinator for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, ... Scottsdale home includes space for roaming tortoise - Dec 27, 2007 East Valley TribuneGil Gillenwater and his pet desert tortoise Rhemus relax on a grass patch in the backyard of their Scottsdale home. Gillenwater's backyard is designed so ... Want to adopt a tortoise? Contact Utah Division of Wildlife Resources;... - Jun 17, 2005 $2.95 - Salt Lake Tribune, The - NewsBankThe desert tortoise fostering program grew out of necessity. ... To find out more about desert tortoise adoption, contact the Division of Wildlife Resources ... Desert Tortoise: Food and Habitat - Jun 12, 2009 BuzzleDesert tortoise is one of the four prominent species of tortoises found in North America. It inhabits only the deserts of Mojave and Sonoran, ... Off-Road Business Ass'n v. US Dep't of Interior, No. 03 CV 1199-B... - Dec 15, 2006 $2.95 - U.S. District Court, Southern District... - VersusLawThe desert tortoise (scientific name Gopherus agassizii) lives in the ... The population size of the desert tortoise has been decreasing since the 1980's. ... Tortoise rescue just a phone call away - Nov 5, 2007 Las Vegas Sun..."A desert tortoise is in danger," you say. You're the 24-hour on-call desert tortoise biologist, in a rush to save one of the world's slowest animals. ... from our readers A new tortoise plan will save reptiles from us - May 17, 2008 $2.95 - Las Vegas Review-Journal - NewsBankBut first and foremost, the continued existence of the desert tortoise comes down to conserving adequate and secure quality habitats to allow for the flow ... Rare tortoises may have been hit hard by fires - - Jul 1, 2005 $2.95 - Salt Lake Tribune, The - NewsBankWhether species such as the desert tortoise survive could depend on what scientists can devise to stop the quick spread of cheat grass, according to Randy ... EDITORIAL: Saving the tortoise - Jan 22, 2009 $2.95 - Las Vegas Review-Journal - NewsBankThere are some odd things about the case of the Mojave Desert tortoise, though. ... Roy Averill-Murray, desert tortoise recovery coordinator for the US Fish ... Desert Connections - Aug 20, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverHe argued that moving the tortoise preserve to the eastern edge of the site, where it would abut federal land, would help the desert tortoise and remove an ... Blitz aims to protect species in Utah - Jan 24, 2010 Salt Lake Tribune, The - Salt Lake TribuneThey eat desert tortoise eggs, bird nestlings or young small mammals, carrion and the occasional insect. They store fat in their tails and hole up in the ... Protected status cold comfort to tortoises - Aug 31, 2008 San Francisco ChronicleFILE **in a file photo a desert tortoise finds relief from the sun under a bush in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve north of St. George, Utah, Wednesday, ... Agency aims at ravens - Apr 22, 2007 $3.50 - The Sun - NewsBankThe threatened desert tortoise has seen its populations plummet as it faces a ... An adult and fertile female desert tortoise lays about 5.8 eggs a year and ... Precious cargo abducted in North Seattle car theft - Aug 5, 2005 Seattle Times..."Tiko is a desert tortoise; he could go on for days without water. But the others — they won't even last a day." "I feel devastated. ... Monty the tortoise has ritzy new home - Dec 1, 2006 East Valley TribuneThe 25-year-old desert tortoise was adopted by the ritzy resort through Arizona Game and Fish's Desert Tortoise management program. ... Zoo shows work at Las Vegas-area tortoise center - Sep 27, 2009 San Francisco ChronicleThe San Diego Zoo is showing off work it's doing at a Las Vegas-area center to help repopulate an endangered species of desert tortoise. ... Feds release California land management plan. - Mar 26, 2005 Free with registration - Daily Press - AccessMyLibrary.comThe plan designates more than 1.5 million acres for "Desert Wildlife Management Areas" to protect sensitive species, mainly the desert tortoise. ... Knee-slapping fun at the Islands with fluke-slapping whales - Jul 29, 2007 San Francisco ChronicleWhy not the California Desert Tortoise Sprint. "Grandpa" said he'd take on all comers, his only request, if he wins, is that he wants his name changed to ... In predicting spring, groundhogs have nothing on Mojave Max - Feb 3, 2010 Las Vegas SunMax currently resides at the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center, a center run by the Bureau of Land Management, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the San ... MISSING PET TORTOISE LIKELY IS HIBERNATING, EXPERTS SAY - Nov 5, 2008 $2.95 - San Jose Mercury News - NewsBankNone of them was the real thing -- the 40-pound desert tortoise that has charmed two generations of the Cupertino family. "I'm pretty sure somebody has him ... Article: Discuss tortoise, cactus at author talk. - AZ Daily Star... - Oct 26, 2006 Pay-Per-View - AZ Daily Star - HighBeam ResearchWildlife experts say the threatened desert tortoise has virtually ... RCA and Associates, has been doing desert tortoise surveys for the last 20 years and . ... Plan calls for killing ravens to save desert tortoise - Apr 2, 2008 Press-EnterpriseBy JENNIFER BOWLES. Ravens caught preying on desert tortoises will be killed under a plan announced Wednesday by federal wildlife officials seeking to ... Protection for Mojave desert tortoise may not be working - Aug 24, 2008 Tucson CitizenAP. SALT LAKE CITY - It's been 18 years since the federal government decided to protect the shy, slow-moving Mojave desert tortoise. ... Tortoise breeding endangers Fish & Wildlife jobs - Oct 18, 2009 $2.95 - Las Vegas Review-Journal - NewsBankThat was essentially done two decades ago, when the desert tortoise became ... It wasn't a desert tortoise but it was still a tortoise, Averill-Murray said, ... Desert Tortoise is Southern Nevada's Weather Prognosticator - Oct 19, 2008 Mesquite Local NewsThe new Mojave Max has been chosen to carry on the tradition of predicting spring-like weather conditions in Clark County. The new desert tortoise is a ... Wildlife habitat law may change - Sep 21, 2005 $2.95 - Las Vegas Review-Journal - NewsBankAt issue is whether changes to the Endangered Species Act would weaken a 30-year conservation agreement for protecting the desert tortoise in Clark County. ... Meet a tortoise? What next?: Unless it's in danger of becoming... - Sep 10, 2007 Free with registration - AZ Daily Star - AccessMyLibrary.comMason-Frew said she is very fond of George, an old male desert tortoise who has been living in her yard for well over 20 years. She said George had been the ... Supervisors OK group for Desert Tortoise - Feb 4, 2009 Today's News-HeraldBy Jayne Hanson. KINGMAN — The Sonoran Desert inhabiting the area may very well threaten land developments, mining operations, and ranch operations in ... RETURN OF THE TORTOISE - Nov 11, 2008 $2.95 - San Jose Mercury News - NewsBankButch, the 150-year-old desert tortoise who apparently was taken from his Cupertino yard on Sept. 25, was returned home safely early Monday, ... Clark County votes to halt unwanted tortoise pickups - Oct 7, 2009 $2.95 - Las Vegas Review-Journal - NewsBankThat essentially was done two decades ago, Bair noted, when the desert tortoise became protected. It didn't stop owners from unlawfully breeding their ... Solar power must replace lost habitat - Dec 6, 2008 $3.50 - The Sun - NewsBankThe desert tortoise has made the Mojave its home for 10000 years. If we must use a portion of the Mojave desert for solar power, we must ensure that the ... Fast-Tracked Solar Project Could Speed Mojave Desert's Demise - Nov 12, 2009 New York Times..."The track record for desert tortoise relocation is definitely suboptimal," said ... "Mortality for translocated desert tortoise has been estimated at ... 'The more cows, the more tortoises' - Jun 22, 2008 $2.95 - Las Vegas Review-Journal - NewsBankA May 14 editorial in the Review-Journal cited a portion of Vern Bostick's study, "The Desert Tortoise in Relation to Cattle Grazing," published in ... Hundreds volunteer to return tortoise to Mojave - Sep 10, 2008 Seattle TimesDave and Ginger Ludwick were more than willing to give a desert tortoise a ride home with them. By TOM HASSLINGER. Dave and Ginger Ludwick were more than ... Environmentalists threaten suit over Nevada water pact - Feb 10, 2009 deseretnews.comThat would jeopardize the livelihood of the desert tortoise, as well as the Moapa dace, the group argued. Williams said climate change "was not on my radar" ... Article: Couple's 150-year-old tortoise missing from Cupertino yard - Oct 13, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Oakland Tribune - HighBeam ResearchBut now, Butch, a threatened desert tortoise, is missing and the family he lived ... You can't go to the pet store and buy a desert tortoise, and the family ... Plan to save desert tortoises is team approach - Aug 6, 2008 Press-EnterpriseOff-roaders' access to some areas in the desert have been restricted because of protections for the desert tortoise. Fred Wiley, executive director of the ... Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV) - Nov 10, 2006 $2.95 - Las Vegas Review-Journal - NewsBankOr did the desert tortoise escape her downtown habitat and make a very slow dash for freedom? ... The show, "So You Want to Adopt a Desert Tortoise? ... Desert tortoises get help from the Marines. - Jan 1, 2007 Free with registration - Endangered Species Update - AccessMyLibrary.comThe desert tortoise has adapted to major geological and climate change and ... Once a desert tortoise has reached adulthood, its prospects for a long life ... Love it_ so leash it_ Tortoise takes off | The Journal Gazette, Fort... - Sep 25, 2008 Fort Wayne Journal GazetteKermit Byler, left, was working on installing a pool when he found Torti, a giant desert tortoise that had escaped from its owner, Joclyn Cocks. ... US seeks comment on tortoise recovery - Aug 3, 2008 Deseret NewsHabitat for the desert tortoise includes the Mojave and Sonoran deserts in Southern California, southern Nevada, Arizona and the southwestern tip of Utah, ... PHOTO: Tortoise Toddler - Sep 25, 2009 Las Vegas Review-Journal - Las Vegas Review - JournalA hatchling desert tortoise, one of about 100 at the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center in Las Vegas, is shown Thursday. The San Diego Zoo, ... Hunters now in environmentalists' sights - Dec 11, 2009 Los Angeles Daily NewsSecond, the petition pointed out desert tortoise populations have declined in the Preserve, although that data is sketchy. Even if taken at its face value, ... What's a desert tortoise worth? - Sep 7, 2008 Las Vegas SunBy Joe Schoenmann (contact). Some people think it's a waste to spend a lot of money and time on desert tortoises. Others think airport parking fees can be ... Sonoran Desert Tortoise Pictures from August 28, 2009 | HighBeam … - Aug 28, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchFind pictures of Sonoran Desert Tortoise from August 28, 2009 in the AP Images collection at HighBeam Research. Desert Tortoise Money Pictures from January 19, 2009 | HighBeam … - Jan 19, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchFind pictures of Desert Tortoise Money from January 19, 2009 in the AP Images collection at HighBeam Research. CALIFORNIA; Water Fight in the Mojave; US Sides With Hunters, Who … - Mar 4, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverConservationists and biologists say guzzlers attract ravens that prey on the desert tortoise. Preserve officials say tortoise remains have been found in ... Turtle, tortoise club show in Redlands offers adoption, care tips - Aug 6, 2008 Press-Enterprise..."I got my first desert tortoise when I was 10 years old and I still have her," he said. Unlike more common pets such as dogs or cats, turtles are less ... Tortoise races back to desert - Sep 12, 2008 Spokesman-Review - The Spokesman ReviewIn July the abandoned 10-inch desert tortoise was taken in by Dotty Cooper at the Kiwani Wambli animal rehabilitation center in Cusick, Wash. ... Mohave Daily News: Local - Mar 26, 2006 Mohave Valley NewsBULLHEAD CITY - After a brief winter's nap, the desert tortoise will slowly emerge ... Arizona and Nevada also have laws to protect the desert tortoise, ... Desert tortoise numbers still declining - Aug 29, 2008 AZ Central.comSALT LAKE CITY - It's been 18 years since the federal government decided to protect the shy, slow-moving Mojave desert tortoise, and wildlife officials fear ... Pahrump Valley Times - Nye County's Largest Newspaper Circulation - Nov 9, 2007 Pahrump Valley TimesThe listing of the desert tortoise as an endangered species in 1990 makes ... The Nye County school district paid $54654 in desert tortoise mitigation fees ... Feds Propose New Desert Tortoise Translocation Despite Past Disaster - 05 Aug 2009 Center for Biological Diversity (press release)Desert tortoise translocation has never been attempted on such a large scale as it has for the Fort Irwin project. Even “successfulâ€? small-scale Battle Brewing Over Giant Desert Solar Farm - 05 Aug 2009 New York TimesAnd while the company acknowledged in its license application that the project would have “significantâ€? impact on the desert tortoise and other plant and Pesky burros to be removed from desert Army base - Jul 31, 2009 The Associated PressThey also impact the habitat of the threatened desert tortoise. The BLM plans to remove the donkeys beginning in late August. There have been two previous Tortoise could slow projects - Jul 27, 2009 Sierra Vista HeraldBISBEE — Last week members of the county Board of Supervisors were told a movement was afoot to add the Sonoran Desert Tortoise to the Save the Habitat, Kill the Turtles - Jul 31, 2009 Lew Rockwell...asking “permissionâ€? to amend the so-called Desert Tortoise Habitat Plan, with the purpose of “allowingâ€? the county to develop an additional 215000 acres Tortoise plan would involve 1000 acres - Jul 24, 2009 Pahrump Valley TimesThe latest Nye County desert tortoise habitat conservation plan would be a high-impact plan allowing the disturbance of up to 1000 acres over Achievers: Taxidermist wins award at world competition - Aug 2, 2009 Prescott Daily CourierHe returned to his Chino Valley-area home with first-place ribbons in reptile reproductions of a Cuban rock iguana and a desert tortoise. Arizona Non-Game Wildlife Management Funding Award Announcement ... - Jul 25, 2009 Targeted News Service (subscription)...agreement to the Arizona Game & Fish Department for the recovery and monitoring of the bald eagle, desert tortoise, Gila topminnow and desert pupfish. Ledges blaze contained quickly - Jul 15, 2009 St. George Daily SpectrumThe Beaver Dam Slope variety of desert tortoise found in the region is listed as threatened by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Multiplying like bunnies? Not this jackrabbit - Jul 22, 2009 The Associated PressBesides the white-sided jackrabbit, WildEarth Guardians is seeking protections for other species, including the Sonoran desert tortoise. Section Ten Permit In Sight - Jul 17, 2009 Lincoln County RecordThe agreement is to wrap up the work on developing the habitat plan primarily in the Toquop area regarding the Desert Tortoise and the Southwest Willow Report: Public lands see increase of OHV use - Jul 30, 2009 The Associated Press...where forest officials have documented erosion problems, and the BLM's Phoenix district, where desert tortoise habitat has been impacted. Rural Finalists - Aug 3, 2009 Affordable Housing FinanceResidents receive ongoing education about their unique environment, including the area's protected desert tortoise. Surrounded by soaring cliffs and County resumes tortoise debate - Jul 17, 2009 Pahrump Valley TimesThe habitat conservation plan will address endangered species like the desert tortoise. The workshop follows a regular county commission meeting beginning Family 101: A list of free family-friendly activites in Las Vegas - Jul 25, 2009 Examiner.comDesert Tortoise Habitat - This is at the Red Rock Conservation Area and provides an up-close and personal look at real live desert tortoises. A Shell Game - Jul 23, 2009 News 8 KFMBHe's a California desert tortoise. He's about 40 to 50 years old. I've had him for about five years. I adopted him from the San Diego Turtle and Tortoise 'Vegas to Reno' - Jul 10, 2009 Pahrump Valley Times...race farther south at Nevada Joe's in Lathrop Wells but had to move the starting line closer to Beatty because of concerns about the desert tortoise. Feeding Time - Jul 24, 2009 Desert Dispatch...members of the Desert Discovery Center's Junior Naturalist Program, feed bits of lettuce to Herbie, center's oldest California desert tortoise on Friday Exotic Pets 101: Which exotic pets are allowed in Utah? - Jul 15, 2009 Examiner.comMojave desert sidewinder, Mojave rattlesnake, Sonoran lifre snake, speckled rattlesnake, Utah milk snake, Utah mountain kingsnake, desert tortoise. Gary Bogue: Can illness cause a personality change in a pet? - Jul 12, 2009 San Jose Mercury News...(Ron Glas, cyberspace) A desert tortoise found near John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek was taken to Animal Services in Martinez. Fish and Game Q&A: Can I hunt with arrows that have an electronic ... - Jul 16, 2009 Los Angeles TimesThey like to sit on a pole where the remnants of their kill ends up on the ground, including a variety of egg shell bits and baby desert tortoise shells. Biologists rediscover endangered frog population - Jul 28, 2009 EurekAlert (press release)...the Botanical Conservation Center, the Keauhou and Maui Hawaiian Bird Conservation Centers and the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center. ED GRANEY: If Hamrick exits, UNLV must look locally - Jul 20, 2009 Las Vegas Review - JournalAnd here's a fresh idea: have the ability to fundraise at incredible levels while also relating to others better than a desert tortoise to photo-snapping All Rights Reserved - Jul 21, 2009 The Cherokeean HeraldThe grants, awarded through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, will benefit numerous species ranging from the desert tortoise to the Feinstein wants desert swath off-limits to solar, wind projects - 25 Mar 2009 Los Angeles TimesJust off old Route 66, the Amboy Crater rises above the desert floor, part of an area including desert tortoise habitat, wildlife corridors and cactus Lands bill finally gets through Congress - 25 Mar 2009 Deseret NewsCounty will be maintained as wild and pristine to help protect such endangered species as the desert tortoise, and which lands may be developed. Lawsuit Aims to Protect Endangered Grand Canyon Condors From Lead ... - 25 Mar 2009 Center for Biological Diversity (press release)...other endangered species, including the desert tortoise, in crafting management plans for huge tracts of public land adjacent to the Grand Canyon. The Nature Conservancy Applauds Passage of Historic Public Lands Act - 25 Mar 2009 The Nature Conservancy...also creates two national conservation Areas in Washington County, creating protections for the desert tortoise and recreational opportunities on 140000 Tortoise Poses Midday Traffic Hazard - Mar 14, 2009 KPHO PhoenixA large desert tortoise's quiet life quickly veered into the fast lane on Friday when it crawled down a busy city street in Surprise, Ariz., County may relocate in Colorado City - Mar 12, 2009 Today's News-Herald...“There will be a financial impact on the county and the state if the Sonoran desert tortoise is looked upon as endangered,â€? Supervisor Johnson said. Go treasure hunting at Joshua Tree National Park this spring - Mar 22, 2009 The Desert SunAnd, springtime is an ideal time to hike, camp, view spring blooms, migrating birds, take a guided tour and, perhaps, even spy a desert tortoise emerging Living Desert's annual gala will honor wildlife advocate Corwin - Mar 19, 2009 The Desert SunYou had a sidewinder and desert tortoise there. You have been a strong advocate for the preservation of tropical rainforests. What are some of the things Environmentalists, energy developers seeks balance in desert - Mar 17, 2009 Press-EnterpriseGallagher said the US Bureau of Land Management objected to several potential sites because they involved desert tortoise habitat and off-road vehicle play 'Gross' negligence - Mar 19, 2009 Barre Montpelier Times ArgusThis may be just the beginning for Veruca's birthday celebrations; being a Russian desert tortoise, he could live for at least another 50 years. Large desert tortoise found wandering Surprise street - Mar 17, 2009 AZ Central.com...by Lisa Halverstadt - Mar. 17, 2009 11:36 AM About 12:45 pm, police responded to a caller who said a large tortoise was posing a traffic hazard on Market Guardians of Joshua Tree - Mar 9, 2009 Mother Nature Network...including the likelihood of raven predation of juvenile desert tortoises, because garbage attracts ravens and the desert tortoise—already a threatened Group sees 'violation of trust' - Mar 13, 2009 Press-Enterprise...scenic areas in the California desert," valuable for their sand dunes, cinder cones and habitat for the endangered desert tortoise and bighorn sheep. They'll take your - Mar 10, 2009 MyFox Tampa BayIt's the same story for a desert tortoise named Tank. "His owner had lost her house and was moving to an apartment," she explained. Long-argued public lands bill expected to pass House - Mar 11, 2009 St. George Daily SpectrumCreates two new national conservation areas — one at Red Cliffs and one at Beaver Dam — to protect the desert tortoise and other species. Senate OKs lands bills package — again - Mar 19, 2009 Deseret News...areas to provide permanent protection for the endangered desert tortoise and other at-risk species near St. George, allowing development in other areas. Obama admin faces power grid vs. public lands conundrum - Mar 12, 2009 New York Times...the desert tortoise and southwestern willow flycatcher -- that were made since the project was first proposed by the Navajo Nation 18 years ago. Inyo planners OK pumping of aquifer - Mar 12, 2009 Los Angeles Times...at the hunting club's 1200-acre retreat at Little Lake -- or for endangered animals, including the desert tortoise -- Coso would be required to reduce 10-K: SEARCHLIGHT MINERALS CORP. - Mar 16, 2009 MarketWatch (press release)Should we be unsuccessful with our appeal, we will prepare and submit a new Plan of Operations taking into account the Desert Tortoise issue. Condors Arrive at Zoo - Mar 8, 2009 The Santa Barbara Independent...in Santa Barbara’s “backyard,â€? including Channel Island fox, desert tortoise, bald eagle, plus reptiles and amphibians from Los Padres National Forest. 10 great eco-jobs - Mar 11, 2009 Mother Nature Network...to places like southern Nevada, where his Colorado-based crew (one of about 90 such crews in America) saved the endangered desert tortoise’s habitat. Council Races Through Short Meeting - Mar 11, 2009 Mesquite Local NewsThanks to the mitigation fund, the city is permitted to disturb desert tortoise habitat for construction and development. Money from the fund is to be used Springdale Town Council - Mar 11, 2009 Desert Valley Times...presentation by Claire Crow, ZNP wildlife management coordinator on a proposal for a desert tortoise joint educational program; consideration and Sheriff to seek grant to enforce off-roading laws - Mar 3, 2009 The Desert Sun...``These include the fringe-toed lizard and the desert tortoise,'' he said. Off-road vehicles also interfere with hikers, horseback riders and others users PAVED stresses economic development - Mar 6, 2009 Pahrump Valley Times...that Pahrump is experiencing due to the failure of Nye County to complete a valleywide Desert Tortoise Low-Effect Habit Conservation Plan, or HCP. [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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