Sonoran desert tortoises need homes in Arizona. Here's how you can adopt one
Robinson, a Sonoran desert tortoise, has become a favorite among Arizona Game and Fish Department staff. Known for his ...
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SAVING THE DESERT TORTOISE
or Gopherus agassizii — are officially a different species from tortoises in Arizona and Mexico, previously called "the Sonoran population of desert tortoises" and newly dubbed Morafka's desert ...
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Prepare for a surprisingly social and zippy pet when you adopt a desert tortoise
Tortoises sleep through the winter ... it’s relatively easy to set up a habitat that suits her needs in the Sonoran Desert. Most of her diet consists of our lawn, which she happily grazes ...
11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert
What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening.
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New study highlights overlap of solar energy potential and critical habitats in the Southwest
However, the region is also home to unique and vulnerable species, including the LeConte's Thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei), Bendire's Thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei), Sonoran Desert Tortoise (Gopherus ...