Celebrating 50 Years of the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area

[UngulateNerd92]

This March, I had the pleasure of traveling to the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area (DTRNA) to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Here, desert tortoise populations are on the rebound, which, unfortunately, is not true for other populations that are declining across their habitat.

Located in the western Mojave Desert and established for the protection of the desert tortoise, the DTRNA covers nearly 40 square miles of prime desert tortoise habitat that also provides habitat for other species, including the American badger, burrowing owl, kit fox and Mohave ground squirrel.

Celebrating 50 Years of the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area

 

[Great Argus]

This March, I had the pleasure of traveling to the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area (DTRNA) to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Here, desert tortoise populations are on the rebound, which, unfortunately, is not true for other populations that are declining across their habitat.

Located in the western Mojave Desert and established for the protection of the desert tortoise, the DTRNA covers nearly 40 square miles of prime desert tortoise habitat that also provides habitat for other species, including the American badger, burrowing owl, kit fox and Mohave ground squirrel.

Celebrating 50 Years of the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area

Perhaps make it more clear that it wasn't you that traveled there, you're just quoting the first bit of the linked article?

 

[UngulateNerd92]

Perhaps make it more clear that it wasn't you that traveled there, you're just quoting the first bit of the linked article?

Correct, I was merely quoting the article and I could have made that clearer.

 

[UngulateNerd92]

I did briefly visit a Desert tortoise research area in San Bernardino County, California near Mojave National Preserve. The one in this article is located further north, in Kern County.