Nevada Fish & Wildlife Office
Pacific Southwest Region

Desert Tortoise Recovery Office

Reports

 

Progress Reports

 
  • April through June 2009 New DTRO Info
     
  • January through March 2009
     
  • July through December 2008
     
  • April through June, 2008
     
  • January through March, 2008
     
  • July through December, 2007
     
  • April through June, 2007
     
  • January through March, 2007
     
  • October through December, 2006
     
  • July through September, 2006
     
  • April through June, 2006
     
  • January through March, 2006
     
  • October through December, 2005
     
  • December 2004 through September, 2005
       
     

    Recovery Planning

     
  • August 1, 2008 Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Mojave Population of the Desert Tortoise (7.35 MB PDF)
     
  • The Mojave Population of Desert Tortoise Draft Revised Recovery Plan Frequently Asked Questions
     
  • September 26, 2006, Feasibility Assessment Report for Collaborative Desert Tortoise Recovery Planning
     
  • 2004 Recovery Plan Assessment (9.6 MB PDF)
     
  • 1994 Recovery Plan
       
     

    Misc. Reports and Documents

     
  • 2009 Desert Tortoise Monitoring Handbook
       
    2009 Monitoring Handbook Introduction 5Mar09
       
    Chapter 1 Distance Sampling Theory 28Jan09
       
    Chapter 2 Desert Tortoise Handling 28Jan09
       
    Chapter 3 Compass and Navigational GPS 3Mar09
       
    Chapter 4 Electronic Equipment Care and Maintenance 3Mar09
       
    Chapter 5 Line Distance Protocols 5Feb09
       
    Chapter 6 Radio Telemetry and G0 Protocols 5Feb09 (.7 MB PDF)
       
    Chapter 7 Electronic Data Collection 3Mar09 October 30, 2009
       
    Chapter 8 Field Data QAQC 5Mar09
       

    Appendices 5Mar09 (1.9 MB PDF)

     
  • 2007 Rangewide Desert Tortoise Population Monitoring (2.8 MB PDF)
     
  • Range-wide Monitoring of the Mojave Population of the Desert Tortoise: 2001-2005 Summary Report (USFWS - 2006) (4.78 MB PDF)
     
  • Threats to Desert Tortoise Populations: A Critical Review of the Literature (USGS - 2002)
     
  • 2002 GAO Report on the Desert Tortoise Recovery Program (external link)
         

     

    DTRO Staff   Land Management For Desert Tortoise
    Desert Tortoise Recovery Planning   How You Can Help The Desert Tortoise
    Science Advisory Committee   Announcements
    DesertTortoise.gov   Meeting Summaries
    Desert Tortoise Habitat & Life History   Reports
    Threats to the Desert Tortoise   Authorized Desert Tortoise Biologist Form

     

    Last updated: November 16, 2009