2023 Desert Tortoise Week Flyer

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Coast horned lizard showing spikes along its neck, back, and head
The Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office is part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Ecological Services program. The ES program helps lead conservation across the nation and administers the Endangered Species Act. In April 2025, the Palm Springs Office merged with the Southern Nevada Office. All...
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Desert Tortoise walking in the desert

The Mojave desert tortoise is a large, herbivorous (plant-eating) reptile that occurs in the Mojave Desert north and west of the Colorado River in southwestern Utah, southern Nevada, southeastern California, and northwestern Arizona in the United States. The desert tortoise is one of most...

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