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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — After nearly four years of residence at Area 15, Pikai the desert tortoise sculpture will now call the Las Vegas Natural History Museum home thanks to Goodwill of Southern Nevada.
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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 animals are also vulnerable to a range of deadly diseases such as upper respiratory illnesses and the shell disease cutaneous dyskeratosis, which softens their shells. Finally, as climate change ...
As monsoon storms draw wildlife into the open, desert tortoises may start moving around. If you see one, leave it there. Capturing a wild tortoise is illegal, but it's also bad for the health of the ...
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This iconic tortoise in the Mojave Desert is dying out. It could affect the whole ecosystem
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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