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New owner receives warnings after sharing plans for constructing tortoise enclosure: 'I'd be worried'
"You are going to end up paying more than the grass costs in vet bills." New owner receives warnings after sharing plans for constructing tortoise enclosure: 'I'd be worried' first appeared on The ...
ABC News15d
11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert
Meanwhile, environmentalists continue to blame the Mojave Desert plant for killing thousands of birds and tortoises. The Ivanpah solar power plant formally opened in 2014 on roughly 5 square miles ...
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11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert
Aug. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) An endangered desert tortoise sits in the middle of a road at the proposed location of three BrightSource Energy solar-energy generation complexes in the ...
Star News Group16d
Library hisses with enthusiasm for NJ Snake Man
The Manasquan Library slithered into the Year of the Snake ahead of Chinese New Year, thanks to a visit from Miss Rachel from ...
USA Today16d
Public land in Mojave Desert just named as California's newest national monument
The monument also serves to preserve the area's incredibly biodiverse land, nearly two-thirds of which is critical habitat for the endangered Mojave Desert tortoise and the desert pupfish.
Las Vegas Sun18d
As solar farms sprout up in Southern Nevada, concern for desert tortoises grows
the threatened desert tortoise. And while developers take steps to find them new places to live, sometimes the tortoises don’t want to leave. “When you take them and move them 10 miles away ...
The Baltimore Sun22d
Thousands of endangered tortoises are rescued in Madagascar after their sanctuary is flooded
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for ...
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Thousands of endangered tortoises rescued in Madagascar
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for ...
Time Out Dubai23d
34 amazing Dubai desert adventures you have to try once
Dune buggies, dune bashing, camel rides, desert camping, quad biking – there are loads of Dubai desert adventures that should be on your bucket list. Now the weather is at its best, it’s time to put ...
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15 Animals That Can Survive in Extreme Temperatures
Here, we explore 15 remarkable animals that can survive in extreme temperatures. Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in Mojave Desert, southern California. Desert tortoises can survive the intense ...
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Watch: Pet tortoise reunited with family after ‘miraculous’ fire survival
One Pasadena family who lost their home is celebrating the survival and recovery of their pet tortoise, Rocky. When the family returned home to see what, if anything, survived the Eaton Fire ...