Desert Tortoise 101 - Everything You Need To Know

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@TomasRodriguez-yn5xf
@TomasRodriguez-yn5xf 2 жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure of seeing two of these in the wild during a backpacking trip a few years ago. Such an awesome experience
@chriswheeler6092
@chriswheeler6092 Жыл бұрын
I have never seen a tortoise in the wild. I live in Maryland and we only have the box turtle and water turtles. There are some areas where the woods are full of box turtles.Aligator snapping turtles always used to come into my grandparents yard and they are probably the biggest turtles that I have seen.
@01K02K95K
@01K02K95K 10 ай бұрын
Time to plan a RAVEN HUNTING TRIP -trim the raven population!😊
@HERO_DREAMER
@HERO_DREAMER 2 жыл бұрын
My mom's Apple Valley backyard has been a desert tortoise stomping ground since before I was born, after she took in an adult female that had been surrendered to the BLM (she's a former NPS employee and current BLM employee). In addition, my father used to work as a seasonal naturalist at the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area near California City when I was a kid, and I've visited there a few times since then. I've grown up with these hardy reptiles, and I've even used them as the subject of a few college assignments/projects as I work toward a BA in Environmental Studies. Hope we can help them survive current and future challenges like climate change and subsidized predation!
@matthewdavies2057
@matthewdavies2057 2 жыл бұрын
Then you know it's a big no-no to reintroduce a pet desert tortoise back into the wild. They can carry lung infections into the wild and kill lots of stressed wild tortoises. You can't tell just by looking or weighing one to now if they're a carrier. Your parents are very wrong.
@islandvibez
@islandvibez 2 жыл бұрын
I've seen some on the side of the road as roadkill.
@dr.chrisstar3527
@dr.chrisstar3527 Ай бұрын
I need help for gopher tortoises in Boca Raton Florida! They have been displaced outside of the park along i95 in a small grassy fenced area. I need help to get 1-10 or more off the side of i95 west side, between palmetto park rd and Camino real.
@Geezerelli
@Geezerelli Ай бұрын
What does Black Lives Matter have to do with tortoises?
@HERO_DREAMER
@HERO_DREAMER Ай бұрын
@@Geezerelli Bureau of Land Management
@erikm8372
@erikm8372 Ай бұрын
They may be rare and hardly seen by most people, but after paying a small fee and being approved-as in your home is deemed tortoise-safe-you can rescue and adopt these very tortoises. At least here in California, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico, you can.
@noejhernandez8048
@noejhernandez8048 28 күн бұрын
I have a full grown Female I got ownership from an elderly patient of mine she is beautiful and thriving her in Az with me
@Laurastars72
@Laurastars72 Жыл бұрын
Could we not add watering stations throughout Joshua tree I live in Palm Desert I’ve seen that they do that in the Sahara desert in their national parks for their animals like a watering hole and they fill up the tank when needed. They also put a camera on it so they can see what wildlife uses it.
@kirkmergeler947
@kirkmergeler947 2 ай бұрын
Hi, we found a tortoise with registration # in anaheim hills CA. Need help finding the owner and any tips are welcome. Thx
@wilddesertgarden
@wilddesertgarden Жыл бұрын
During the summer you are more likely to see tortoises near sunrise and sunset because it is too hot during the day and they are not active at night.
@derekharmon-wong739
@derekharmon-wong739 2 жыл бұрын
2:07 the tortoise yawns
@pineappleexpress3809
@pineappleexpress3809 Ай бұрын
🥹
@Dovietail
@Dovietail 2 жыл бұрын
My desert tortoise is drawn to anything orange or red or pink. She will eat plastic trash thinking it is a flower if we aren't super careful.
@lgstar3363
@lgstar3363 Жыл бұрын
It’s a SONORAN DESERT TURTLE
@nonokodog622
@nonokodog622 3 ай бұрын
I saw one on my first trip to the Mojave National Preserve and just saw one in my yard in Mohave County AZ. Feeling lucky....
@heidigib01
@heidigib01 Жыл бұрын
What are the differences between Mohave and Sonoran desert tortoises?
@TheGhostGrenader
@TheGhostGrenader Жыл бұрын
Hi, is anything in the works as far as how the recent record California rainfall and snow pack is going to affect the tortoises in Joshua Tree?
@HERO_DREAMER
@HERO_DREAMER Жыл бұрын
I would think that more rain = more native plants for them to munch on, but idk beyond that
@DD-wx3ho
@DD-wx3ho Жыл бұрын
Your question makes more sense than this wackadoodle climate change/rising heat and drought garbage.
@chaselee3556
@chaselee3556 11 ай бұрын
@@DD-wx3hoyou’re joking, right?
@DD-wx3ho
@DD-wx3ho 11 ай бұрын
@@chaselee3556 Not at all.
@Harthelos04
@Harthelos04 Ай бұрын
2:08 did the tortoise just yawn?
@Geezerelli
@Geezerelli Ай бұрын
I have a Sulcata in San Diego and he can regulate his temperature by moving to the shade if too hot and moving to the sun if too cold.😊
@pennywittenberg4851
@pennywittenberg4851 Жыл бұрын
I live in Little Rock Arkansas and recently came across a desert tortoise who became a family member...I'm not sure how he got here...Maybe the tornado we had here on 3/31 brought him here from somewhere else but he is an amazing creature
@theshageddy9456
@theshageddy9456 Жыл бұрын
Prolly found a Texas tortoise
@codydudik280
@codydudik280 2 жыл бұрын
Why is it illegal to breed these in captivity?
@matthewdavies2057
@matthewdavies2057 2 жыл бұрын
With only a few exceptions native animals are illegal to own, breed or sell. Establish a market and soon no wild animal will be safe. That's why.
@jamesdixon2857
@jamesdixon2857 2 жыл бұрын
Good question 🤔. Breeding them gives them the best chance to survive into the fucher.
@ResortDog
@ResortDog Ай бұрын
DONT ever pick them up or harass them, they pee to drive you away and will die of thirst.
@thetortoiseguy6449
@thetortoiseguy6449 2 жыл бұрын
Way cool video! Thanks! 👍🐢❤️
@observewithme
@observewithme 2 ай бұрын
Awesome
@Sea1fly
@Sea1fly Жыл бұрын
I found a shell of one in ironwood national forest
@alexcoronado599
@alexcoronado599 2 жыл бұрын
We have to stop those Ravens
@mickellsanchez7781
@mickellsanchez7781 2 жыл бұрын
i have a tortoise her name is shelly
@seanhunt138
@seanhunt138 2 жыл бұрын
I love tortoises, but i have only seen 1 in the wild. I read that 30 years ago eagles started picking up desert tortoises and dropping them from hight to smash them so they can eat them. Is this true?
@Dovietail
@Dovietail 2 жыл бұрын
The ongoing drought is a biggie. Grasses are the vast majority of their diet. 24 straight years of ongoing drought that wipes out the majority of their grazing grasses? Vicious!
@islandvibez
@islandvibez 2 жыл бұрын
.... it's a desert
@HERO_DREAMER
@HERO_DREAMER Жыл бұрын
@@islandvibez Desert grasses are a thing
@ResortDog
@ResortDog Ай бұрын
California has had over 200 years droughts before that they lived thru.
@habanacerroarti
@habanacerroarti Жыл бұрын
There will be thousands of them if people could breed them .just like sulcata or any other tortoise that we are allowed to breed
@meep2253
@meep2253 Жыл бұрын
They can bring disease to wild tortoises that’s the issue with captive breeding. At least that is what I have read.
@marioorozco4921
@marioorozco4921 Жыл бұрын
Why not have them breed like crazy in captivity with these officials and release them into the wild? Also Increase the population with certified breeders. Maybe the pet trade might help with increasing their population? Or is there a high risk with the respiratory infection? Sucks wish they were thriving. Just seeing so many sulcatas and other foreign tortoises thriving in captivity makes you wonder about these rules.
@robg.204
@robg.204 Жыл бұрын
So sad. I love those guys.
@Yazan845
@Yazan845 Жыл бұрын
I would do Oh that's a tough Desert tortoise I live in what the desert
@StephenSternforPresident
@StephenSternforPresident Ай бұрын
My neighbors in Colorado wonder why my thermostat is so high
@islandvibez
@islandvibez 2 жыл бұрын
lmao why is that lady all nonchalant explaining the tortoise's demise?
@RONPEE-STINGER
@RONPEE-STINGER 2 жыл бұрын
Cus she's the evil master mind behind all this
@jamesdixon2857
@jamesdixon2857 2 жыл бұрын
It sounds like we need to get a mating program to help get their numbers up so they don't go extincted or build a man made haditat , these are just ideas
@danglassett798
@danglassett798 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@tamaraescobar7211
@tamaraescobar7211 5 ай бұрын
My new landlord brought one home 🏡 to fontana ca. 😢 poor thing ...he needs to go back, too the desert 🏜...He's giant for the tiny front yard....
@Ivanculina1
@Ivanculina1 5 ай бұрын
Desert Tortoise is Nice
@tonicontreras1342
@tonicontreras1342 2 жыл бұрын
Ok
@R34L_K1W1
@R34L_K1W1 2 жыл бұрын
What else lives there? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤨🤨🤨
@islandvibez
@islandvibez 2 жыл бұрын
El cucuy
@Entropy106
@Entropy106 9 ай бұрын
Resilience
@plutoplatters
@plutoplatters Ай бұрын
in short humans and crows threaten tortoises
@boofeg
@boofeg 2 жыл бұрын
this is a good vid and
@Yazan845
@Yazan845 Жыл бұрын
That's a torture
@Yazan845
@Yazan845 Жыл бұрын
Desert tortoise live in desert 🏜 any place where you can find
@reyosegueda6395
@reyosegueda6395 7 ай бұрын
Bull. Temperatures have only risen in desert areas since the 1940s by 1 percent.
@PatriotMango
@PatriotMango Жыл бұрын
enough with the climate change BS. who's writing your checks?
@furstenfeldbruck
@furstenfeldbruck 2 жыл бұрын
If I see a baby I'm taking it
@matthewdavies2057
@matthewdavies2057 2 жыл бұрын
Because your feelings are more important? A fine owner you will make. Not.
@HERO_DREAMER
@HERO_DREAMER Жыл бұрын
Please don't
@Mark-ro3gx
@Mark-ro3gx Жыл бұрын
They live to be 100+... you can have it that long?
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