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Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC, Flagstaff) | Format: URL
sbsc.wr.usgs.gov — The desert tortoise is listed as a threatened species under federal and California versions of the Endangered Species Act. The recovery plan for the desert tortoise recommended that additional data be collected on the reproductive ecology of the species throughout the range. Annual meetings between USGS, Biological Resources Division researchers More...
Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Western Ecological Research Center (WERC, Sacramento) | Format: URL
www.werc.usgs.gov — An overview of the desert tortoise's conservation status in North America: distribution, population declines, current threats, and their protection and recovery.
Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC, Columbia) | Format: .PDF
www.cerc.usgs.gov — Following the Kemp's Ridley on their perilous trek from Padre Island National Seashore, TX, where they are establishing a secondary nesting colony, to the Gulf of Mexico, is tricky business. Satellite transmitters are attached to a select number of females returning to the sea after laying eggs, their movements tracked by receivers picking up the More...
Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC, Flagstaff) | Format: URL
sbsc.wr.usgs.gov — This resource is a summary of the research related to the western pond turtle in the Mojave River. The western pond turtle (Clemmys marmorata) is protected by the State of California and recent surveys have confirmed that many populations have been extirpated or are declining, particularly in southern California. Threats to the continued survival More...
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