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fromInsideHook
1 week ago

Legal Ruling Favores Mojave Tortoises, Not Off-Road Drivers

Federal court ordered closure of multiple Mojave Desert off-road vehicle routes to prevent likely irreparable harm to desert tortoises, requiring a new trail plan by 2029.
fromLos Angeles Times
6 months ago

A Vegas company wants to build a glamping resort near Joshua Tree National Park. Locals sued

They note that the 152-acre project site - an undeveloped swath of creosote scrub about a half-mile from the national park boundary - may support at least 10 plant and 17 animal species that are either listed as threatened or endangered or recognized as species of concern, including loggerhead shrikes, golden eagles, burrowing owls and, of course, desert tortoises such as Big Boy and Squiggles.
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