Blogger Profile: Jeanette Perry
Jeanette Perry is a research assistant for the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center (DTCC). In the field, she tracks desert tortoises with radio telemetry to assist in data collection for translocation research. Jeanette is a recent graduate from the School Life of Sciences at the University of Las Vegas. She is very excited to be working at the DTCC as her first position in conservation.
White Christmas for Juvenile Desert Tortoises
Juvenile desert tortoises released in September 2012 at the Nevada National Security Site are making their way through their first winter in the wild. read more
Wandering Males, Jealous Boyfriends
Assuming it was the female we were tracking, we checked the burrow and saw a male tortoise charging at us! He came straight out of the burrow and blocked its entrance, trying to keep us away from his mate. read more
