This is a Desert Tortoise. A proud and ancient animal with an evolutionary history stretching back 250 million years to the Permian Period. Today, the Desert Tortoise is classified as a vulnerable species, which is the lowest level of endangered species. Due to vulnerability to disease, environmental change from new plant species, and human encroachment on habitat,
Extinction And Invasive Species
Extinction And Invasive Species
Extinction And Invasive Species
This is a Desert Tortoise. A proud and ancient animal with an evolutionary history stretching back 250 million years to the Permian Period. Today, the Desert Tortoise is classified as a vulnerable species, which is the lowest level of endangered species. Due to vulnerability to disease, environmental change from new plant species, and human encroachment on habitat,