Desert Tortoise Telemetry and Conservation
Berger C and Carlsen W. 2023. Desert Tortoise Telemetry and Conservation. National Park Service, Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park has one of the longest-running tortoise monitoring programs in the United States. Biologists use radio telemetry to track a number of tortoises, in order to learn more about them and to develop strategies for reducing mortality on roadways.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Berger, Cynthia; Carlsen, William
- Date of Issue
- 2023-03-10
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Joshua Tree National Park
- Units
- JOTR
- Keywords
- Agassiz desert tortoise, climate change, desert tortoise, Mojave desert, Mojave desert tortoise, radiotelemetry, road mortality, Sonoran desert, wildlife
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Desert Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Amphibians and Reptiles , NPS.gov Subject Site: At-Risk Species , NPS.gov Subject Site: Climate Change , NPS.gov Subject Site: Deserts , NPS.gov Subject Site: Park Science