The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced it will kill hundreds of threatened desert tortoises it’s been caring for at a Nevada conservation facility. The slaughter is being blamed on a lack of funds by the agency. Real estate developers in southern Nevada who wanted to disrupt the habitat of threatened desert tortoises to build […]
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Aug 25
Aug 25
Desert Tortoise Faces Threat From Its Own Refuge
By Herp News Desert tortoise faces threat from its own refuge as BLM closes Vegas rescue center Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Video: Mended sea turtle returned to ocean off Florida Keys
By Herp News A loggerhead sea turtle dubbed “Taco” was returned to the ocean in Islamorada, off a posh Florida Keys resort Friday, after three months of rehabilitation at the local Turtle Hospital for an intestinal infection. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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