At the Desert Tortoise Council, our mission is to assure the perpetual survival of viable populations of Desert Tortoises throughout their historical ranges. Annually we…
Photo: by Maribel Lopez, recent grant funded surveys in Sonora, Mexico.
At the Desert Tortoise Council, our mission is to assure the perpetual survival of viable populations of Desert Tortoises throughout their historical ranges. Annually we…
Photo: by Maribel Lopez, recent grant funded surveys in Sonora, Mexico.
Course Description
This immersive, three-day applied training is designed for biological monitors, field biologists, and environmental consultants who wish to strengthen their avian identification and...
Course Description
This immersive, three-day applied training is designed for biological monitors, field biologists, and environmental consultants who wish to strengthen their avian identification and...
Photo: Adrian Slade
Photo: Adrian Slade
The award was established, with the aid of several donors, to help support research that contributes to the understanding, management and conservation of tortoises of the genus Gopherus...
The award was established, with the aid of several donors, to help support research that contributes to the understanding, management and conservation of tortoises of the genus Gopherus...
Part of the Workshop includes walking transects in the field and recording the presence of tortoises or evidence of them. Test your skills on this photo!
📸D Hedrick
Part of the Workshop includes walking transects in the field and recording the presence of tortoises or evidence of them. Test your skills on this photo!
📸D Hedrick
This online lecture course includes specific…
Photo: Max Havelka
#Desert #tortoise #biology #conservation
This online lecture course includes specific…
Photo: Max Havelka
#Desert #tortoise #biology #conservation
Beginning this year, past attendees of the FULL Introduction to the Mojave Desert Tortoise Course, that maintain an ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP with the Desert Tortoise Council,
#desert #tortoise #science #conservation #research #biology
Photos: David Hedrick
This will be a hybrid event (both in-person and virtual attendance options) that will be held at the Palace Station Casino, in Las Vegas from February 25-27, 2026. A field trip is...
#desert #tortoise #conservation #science 🧪
Photo: Max Havelka
This will be a hybrid event (both in-person and virtual attendance options) that will be held at the Palace Station Casino, in Las Vegas from February 25-27, 2026. A field trip is...
#desert #tortoise #conservation #science 🧪
Photo: Max Havelka
Beginning this year, past attendees of the FULL Introduction to the Mojave Desert Tortoise Course, that maintain an active membership with the...
#desert #tortoise #science #conservation #research #biology #ecology
Photos: David Hedrick
Photo: Kevin Nay
#USC #PHD #turtle #tortoise #desert #conservation #research
Photo 2: Smuggled box turtles. Credit: USFWS
Photo 2: Smuggled box turtles. Credit: USFWS
#repost U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Between August 2023 and November 2024, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement led investigation...
Photo 1: A seized eastern box turtle in a holding tank. Credit: Rebecca Fabbri/USFWS
#repost U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Between August 2023 and November 2024, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement led investigation...
Photo 1: A seized eastern box turtle in a holding tank. Credit: Rebecca Fabbri/USFWS
Photo: Natahan Shoutis
#beenworkin #desert #tortoise #reptile #mojave #sonora #conservation #science
Photo: Natahan Shoutis
#beenworkin #desert #tortoise #reptile #mojave #sonora #conservation #science
But don't let that stop you from adding your name to the wait list or signing up to audit the Online Lecture Sessions!
The Online Lecture Sessions take place on October 24 and 25 and include specific information about the biology,
Photo: David Hedrick
But don't let that stop you from adding your name to the wait list or signing up to audit the Online Lecture Sessions!
The Online Lecture Sessions take place on October 24 and 25 and include specific information about the biology,
Photo: David Hedrick
The Center for Biological Diversity was one of the blanket rule defenders in the lawsuit. CBD senior attorney Lea Comerford...
Photo: USFWS
#tortoise #endangered #threatened #extinction #desert #conservation #science #reptile 🧪
The Center for Biological Diversity was one of the blanket rule defenders in the lawsuit. CBD senior attorney Lea Comerford...
Photo: USFWS
#tortoise #endangered #threatened #extinction #desert #conservation #science #reptile 🧪
Since being listed as a threatened species more than 35 years ago, tortoise numbers have continued to dwindle.....
GIF: Michael Faist/NPS
#mojave #desert #tortoise #extinction #california #npr #reptiles 🧪
Since being listed as a threatened species more than 35 years ago, tortoise numbers have continued to dwindle.....
GIF: Michael Faist/NPS
#mojave #desert #tortoise #extinction #california #npr #reptiles 🧪
Early registration rates still...
Photo: David Hedrick
#desert #tortoise #mojave #california #science #biologist #conservation #field #workshop 🧪
Early registration rates still...
Photo: David Hedrick
#desert #tortoise #mojave #california #science #biologist #conservation #field #workshop 🧪
Check out the NEW job posts!
deserttortoise.org/news/job-ann...
Photo: Kelly Hunt
#desert #tortoise #research #science #conservation
Check out the NEW job posts!
deserttortoise.org/news/job-ann...
Photo: Kelly Hunt
#desert #tortoise #research #science #conservation
www.npr.org/2025/08/11/n...
Photos: Joshua Tree National Park
#mojave #desert #tortoise #endangered #science #conservation 🧪
www.npr.org/2025/08/11/n...
Photos: Joshua Tree National Park
#mojave #desert #tortoise #endangered #science #conservation 🧪
Hear from Mojave Desert Land Trust’s Patrick Emblidge, UC Riverside's Cameron Burrows, and Kristina Drake....
Photos: Joshua Tree National Park
#mojave #desert #tortoise #endangered #science #conservation 🧪
Hear from Mojave Desert Land Trust’s Patrick Emblidge, UC Riverside's Cameron Burrows, and Kristina Drake....
Photos: Joshua Tree National Park
#mojave #desert #tortoise #endangered #science #conservation 🧪
This is the Call for Papers for the 51st Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium!
Mark your 2026 Calendars. February 25th-27th the Desert Tortoise Council...
Photo: Max Havelka
#desert #tortoise #conservation #science #mojave #sonoran 🧪