Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...

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Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...

The Mojave Desert tortoise has long been considered a threatened species, but in June, California declared it endangered. This iconic tortoise is dying out. It could affect the whole ecosystem ...