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The Mojave Desert is a hot spot for off-roading. Here's why a judge shut down more than 2,200 miles of trails
The desert tortoise, a once-resilient reptile, is a keystone species in the Mojave Desert, where other animals depend for their survival on the burrows it digs. But it is imperiled in California ...
Hopefully this court order will help the desert tortoise population rebuild, to regain the delicate natural balance of the ...
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Judge closes 2,200 Mojave off-road miles to protect desert tortoise
A federal judge has ordered a sweeping shutdown of off-road vehicle routes in the Mojave Desert, closing roughly 2,200 miles of trails that crisscross habitat for the imperiled desert tortoise. The ...
SAN FRANCISCO— A federal judge has prohibited off-road vehicle use in critical habitat for desert tortoises in California’s western Mojave Desert, protecting more than 2,200 miles of proposed routes ...
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