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Posted By MIKE ANTON, LOS ANGELES TIMES - 27 Sep 2008 St. Catharines Standard,Rare butterflies and reptiles coveted by collectors, including the colourful rosy boa and the endangered desert tortoise. Tortoises have also been found Berkley seeking federal protection for land in county - 27 Sep 2008 Las Vegas Review - Journal,...the county's multi-species habitat plan that balances development with set-asides for the desert tortoise and other threatened animal and plant species. Wanted: Ride to Mojave Desert for wayward tortoise - Sep 6, 2008 Seattle Post IntelligencerSadie 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 Reward offered in death of Calif desert tortoise - Sep 4, 2008 San Jose Mercury News,A $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 Wanted: Ride to Mojave Desert for wayward tortoise - Sep 7, 2008 The Associated Press...(AP) — Sadie the desert tortoise needs a ride to an adoptive home in the Mojave Desert — the sooner the better. The 10-inch reptile, found at a US 95 rest Hundreds volunteer to return tortoise to Mojave - Sep 10, 2008 Seattle Post IntelligencerBy TOM HASSLINGER COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Dave and Ginger Ludwick were more than willing to give a desert tortoise a ride home with them. Solar Projects Draw New Opposition - Sep 24, 2008 New York Times,NATIVE Opponents are concerned about the impact on animals like the desert tortoise. The opposition is particularly strong in Southern California. What’sa desert tortoise worth? - Sep 7, 2008 Las Vegas Sun,He railed against tortoise spending last week just before the County Commission voted to approve a federally financed desert tortoise monitoring program at Wildlife that can take the heat - Sep 22, 2008 Christian Science Monitor,The desert tortoise lives in the higher elevations of Death Valley. The valley floor is too hot and dry for it to find food. Even at the higher elevations, Wanted: Ride to Mojave Desert for wayward tortoise - Sep 8, 2008 WTOL,...(AP) - Sadie the desert tortoise needs a ride to an adoptive home in the Mojave Desert, and soon. The 10-inch reptile was found at a rest stop in Idaho in Group dealing with influx of desert tortoises - Sep 4, 2008 Arizona Republic,5, 2008 12:00 AM The desert tortoise gnawing on Daniel Marchand's shoelace has plenty of company at this reptile sanctuary. Protected status cold comfort to tortoises - Aug 31, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,Mike Stark, AP It's been 18 years since the federal government decided to protect the shy, slow-moving Mojave desert tortoise. Traveling tortoise makes quick stop in Utah - Sep 12, 2008 KSL-TV,Sadie the Desert Tortoise was found roaming a rest stop in Idaho in July. That's far away from his home in the Mojave desert. A Wyoming couple decided to Public Land Seizure for Military Bombing Range - Sep 17, 2008 Center for Biological Diversity (press release),Having survived more than a million years in California’s deserts, desert tortoise numbers are now crashing, particularly in the West Mojave, where much of Reward Offered for Tortoise Killers - Sep 5, 2008 KPSP,By KPSP Local 2 News A $5000 reward has been offered for information about a desert tortoise killed last month at Joshua Tree National. Sonoran Desert Museum turns 56 - Sep 1, 2008 KVOA.com,The big horned sheep actually "passed" on their sweet potato cake with carrot candles, and the slow moving desert tortoise couldn't get to their veggie SoCal Marine base seeks 424000-acre expansion - Sep 19, 2008 San Jose Mercury News,Palms Marine base—an expansion that would incorporate a popular off-road vehicle area and habitats of the threatened desert tortoise and bighorn sheep. Children’s author at Preserve - Sep 11, 2008 Wickenburg Sun,...from 10 to 11 am read from his most recent books including “Desert Night Shift (A Pack Rat Story)� and “Life in the Slow Lane (A Desert Tortoise Tale). State Briefs: Sept. 20 - Sep 20, 2008 Ventura County Star,Marine base — an expansion that would incorporate a popular off-road vehicle area and habitats of the threatened desert tortoise and bighorn sheep. A passion for birds - Sep 15, 2008 Arizona Daily Star,It should come as no surprise to know that Fazio and Rhicard share their home with critters — three cats, a desert tortoise and a kingsnake named Switchback OUT THERE: OUT THERE - Aug 31, 2008 Las Vegas Review - Journal,...be presented Tuesday, ongoing from 1 to 4 pm On Friday, there will be a fun and interactive program abut the desert tortoise for children 2-6 years. SFGate: Day in Pictures - Sep 9, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,Bambi's best friend: An abandoned fawn hangs out with Sadie, a desert tortoise, at Dotty Cooper's animal rehabilitation center near Cusick, Wash. Two families cope with dire circumstances - Sep 20, 2008 MiamiHerald.com,And one pony, three box turtles, two bearded dragons, a desert tortoise, more than a dozen fish, and a menagerie of dogs and cats are all considered part of Miner photographer wins writing award - Sep 19, 2008 Kingman Daily Miner,Amberlyn won for her series of stories and photos on bighorn sheep, the black-footed ferret, the desert tortoise and others, said ocal Game and Fish Program Share this article: - Sep 5, 2008 Desert Valley Times,The Zion National Park Wildlife Program will be celebrating desert tortoise hatching season with a Community Potluck Birthday Party from 5 pm to dark Sarah Palin: Pet Adoption in Alaska and the Home of the Other ... - Sep 17, 2008 Examiner.comOn a final note, if you ever want to adopt a desert tortoise or a wild burro, pay a visit to Harry Reid’s and my home state- Nevada . Reward offered for information on desert tortoise killing - Sep 4, 2008 The Desert Sun,Joshua Tree National Park officials are offering a reward for information on whomever is responsible for killing a desert tortoise last month. The Downturn: Coping is common thread for two families in ... - Sep 16, 2008 Belleville News Democrat,And one pony, three box turtles, two bearded dragons, a desert tortoise, more than a dozen fish, and a menagerie of dogs and cats are all considered part of Share this article: - Sep 6, 2008 Desert Valley Times,The Zion National Park Wildlife Program will be celebrating desert tortoise hatching season with a Community Potluck Birthday from 5 pm to dark today at the City arena plans advance with operator pick on tap - Sep 14, 2008 Arizona Daily Star,The council had previously approved a 12300-seat arena designed to resemble a desert tortoise. But council support for that plan evaporated after an updated Tortoise needs ride back to California - Sep 7, 2008 Carlsbad Current Argus,...(The Spokesman Review | Dotty Cooper) Dotty Cooper watches a desert tortoise that she has named Sadie walk around at Cooper's animal rehabilitation center Furnishings and finishes that are easy to keep clean - Aug 28, 2008 OCRegister,Of course the study didn't take into account a muddy Labrador retriever, two brave chickens that have a fondness for my furniture and a desert tortoise Tortoise and fawn friendship breaks up - Sep 9, 2008 Metro,A friendship between a desert tortoise and an orphaned fawn has ended, as the fawn was released in the wild and a warmer adoptive home is sought for the Wandering whale headed from Baltic - Sep 9, 2008 Washington Times,A solitary sheep is living life in the fast lane. Sadie the desert tortoise needs a ride to an adoptive home in the Mojave Desert _ the sooner the better. National news briefs - Sep 8, 2008 Pittsburgh Post Gazette,Sadie the desert tortoise needs a ride to an adoptive home in the Mojave Desert. The 10-inch reptile, found at a US 95 rest stop in Idaho, has thrived at [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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