http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/08/28/feds-to-consider-listing-sonoran-desert-tortoise-as-distinct-population/ News & commentary on sustainability, activism, urban planning, politics, and our world. Fri, 25 May 2012 16:38:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/08/28/feds-to-consider-listing-sonoran-desert-tortoise-as-distinct-population/comment-page-1/#comment-62553 Army’s Desert Tortoise Translocation Plans Successfully Halted : EcoWorldly Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:53:38 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=3808#comment-62553 [...] Highlighting the need for increased conservation efforts and a successful translocation are the findings of recent population-genetics studies. Researchers confirmed that desert tortoises in the western Mojave desert are distinctly different from tortoise populations to the north, east, and south. Fort Irwin tortoises are part of the western Mojave population. In fact, the USFWS announced recently that they will consider listing the Sonoran desert tortoise as a distinct population. [...] [...] Highlighting the need for increased conservation efforts and a successful translocation are the findings of recent population-genetics studies. Researchers confirmed that desert tortoises in the western Mojave desert are distinctly different from tortoise populations to the north, east, and south. Fort Irwin tortoises are part of the western Mojave population. In fact, the USFWS announced recently that they will consider listing the Sonoran desert tortoise as a distinct population. [...]

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