Photograph by Johnida Dockens, ACS Biologist
The US Fish and Wildlife Service recently reviewed a petition which seeks to protect the Sonoran population of desert tortoise as a distinct population segment (DPS) under the Endangered Species Act. The Sonoran DPS of the desert tortoise occurs predominantly on rocky slopes and . . . → Read More: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Issues Finding that Desert Tortoise May Warrant Federal Protection


