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Desert TortoiseArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml-list.htmlCenter 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 “successful� 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 “significant� 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 “permission� to amend the so-called Desert Tortoise Habitat Plan, with the purpose of “allowing� 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,� 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,� 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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