Planning a Perfect Desert (Tortoise) Getaway
My boots are sitting in the hallway covered in dust…. But following such an inspiring field experience in the Mojave Desert, where I released tortoises to the wild, it just seemed too soon to wipe away the dusty memories of my desert adventure. read more
Tortoise in the Glass: Evaluating Health Problems
I’m a veterinary pathologist, which means I spend a lot of quality time looking through a microscope at slides with tissues to try to evaluate health problems that show up as changes in those tissues. read more
Time for Tortoise Training
To give translocated tortoises the best chance of surviving in the wild, we need to make sure the animals are healthy and strong enough to be released. We also need to try to prevent them from spreading diseases to other tortoises in the wild. read more
From Tadpoles to Froglets: Headstarting Endangered Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs
Well, if it takes a village to rear one Homo sapiens, then it certainly takes a lot of villagers to raise more than 500 mountain yellow-legged frog Rana muscosa tadpoles! read more
Ode to the Creosote Bush
The southwest desert is thought of as a baron landscape by many, yet you may be surprised to learn that the Mojave Desert is diverse with plants and animals, all conditioned to survive the extremes of this environment. read more
