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DESERT TORTOISE SURVEY USGS.JPG

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The Desert Tortoise, a threatened species under the Federal Endangered Species Act, was being studied intensively in the Mojave Desert of southern California. During the spring months the tortoise emerges from it's burrow. Some of the tortoises have been fitted with monitors for tracking purposes. These photographs were from a survey in April, 1998.

Jeffrey Lovich, a research biologist with the USGS, sues a radio transmitting receiver to locate other tortoises in the area.
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Desert Tortoise Survey_Joshua Tree N.P._1998
The Desert Tortoise, a threatened species under the Federal Endangered Species Act, was being studied intensively in the Mojave Desert of southern California. During the spring months the tortoise emerges from it's burrow. Some of the tortoises have been fitted with monitors for tracking purposes. These photographs were from a survey in April, 1998.<br /> <br /> Jeffrey Lovich, a research biologist with the USGS, sues a radio transmitting receiver to locate other tortoises in the area.