Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizi) – Nevada’s official state reptile, is the only naturally occurring tortoise in the Mojave Desert and is on the U.S. fish and Wildlife Service’s Endangered Species List. Over 6 million acres within the Mojave Desert, including over 1 million acres in southern Nevada, have been designated as critical habitat for the desert tortoise(areas that require […]
Desert Tortoise On the Trail….March 2009
It is March 2009 and the warm weather will bring our Desert Tortoise out of their burrows any day now. We had numerous sightings last year on the trail. Please…please do not touch them or harass in any way. Tortoise are protected under the Federal Endanged Species Act* as a Threatened Species. If you think one is […]
Desert Tortoise on Trail
Desert Tortoise have been seen on trail recently. Please do not touch or handle. They are a endangered species and are protected by Federal law. On a recent bike ride on the trail with the APA mobile workshop, an male individual rode up to our group with a baby tortoise in his hand to show […]
