Links of Interest

Important information and learning resources about the Mojave Desert tortoise

California Turtle & Tortoise Club

https://www.tortoise.org

San Diego Turtle and Tortoise Society

https://www.sdturtle.org

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library: Desert Tortoises (Gopherus spp.) Fact Sheet

https://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/factsheets/deserttortoise/

Utah Species Field Guide – Mojave Desert Tortoise - Gopherus agassizii

https://fieldguide.wildlife.utah.gov/?species=gopherus%20agassizii

U.S. National Park Service: Joshua Tree – Desert Tortoise 101

https://www.nps.gov/jotr/learn/nature/tortoise.htm

Articles

California’s Mojave desert tortoises move toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2022-11-17/biologists-fear-desert-tortoise-is-headed-for-extinction

Why the desert tortoise is so important to our home in the Mojave

https://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/aug/21/five-minute-expert-desert-tortoise-mojave-desert/