What 70 Celebrity Tortoises Can Teach Us About Conservation Stories
https://therevelator.org/celebrity-tortoises/
"Last November #conservationists carefully carried 70 young, critically #endangered #Mojave #DesertTortoises to the #reptiles’ natural habitat on Edwards Air Force Base... six months later, this past April, news of their fate came out: The #tortoises had emerged from their burrows healthier and stronger than ever, a notable milestone in the ongoing #tortoise #conservation story."
Spring is in the air in the #Mojave! I happened to capture this image of a mating pair of Mojave desert #tortoises (#Gopherus #agassizii) last weekend during a #drone survey - a first! That's an active burrow to the left.
#drones #aiforwildlife #aiforconservation #computervision #deserttortoises
2 new #NationalMonuments being established in #Nevada & #Texas & a #MarineSanctuary in U.S.💦 near Hawaii.
Nevada site, near border of #California & #Arizona, considered sacred to #NativeAmericans & spans > 500,000 acres, includes #SpiritMountain, home to #BighornSheep, #DesertTortoises & a large concentration of #JoshuaTrees, some of which are more than 900 years old. Thank you President Biden!
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he is establishing national monuments on more than half a million acres in Nevada and Texas and creating a marine sanctuary in U.S. waters near the Pacific Remote Islands southwest of Hawaii.
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Matthew Bandy
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