70 critically endangered desert tortoises reintroduced into wild emerge from brumation

Seventy critically endangered Mojave Desert tortoises have emerged from their winter burrows after being reintroduced into their native habitat on Edwards Air Force Base in southern California, a press release from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said. The alliance and The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, a global authority on desert plant and wildlife conservation, are working on the desert tortoise recovery programme in partnership with Edwards Air Force Base, the U.S. Fish and...