ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT DESERT TORTOISES
A GUIDE FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH THE PUBLIC

Kristin H. Berry & Timothy Duck
CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
APPENDIX 1
APPENDIX 2
APPENDIX 3

IF YOU FIND A TORTOISE WHILE IN THE DESERT...

This basking tortoise is a young adult, still growing.

Tortoises are usually above ground and active in spring, late summer, and early fall. They may be basking, as this one is doing, walking, or resting in the shade of a shrub. This is a young adult, still growing. Photo by Mark Massar.

What To Do If You See A Tortoise Crossing The Road
What To Do If A Tortoise Is Found Injured
&
Agencies To Contact If You Find An Injured Desert Tortoise (Table 3)
What To Do If You Find A Tortoise In A Desert Town
How To Protect Tortoises When You Visit The Desert

INDEX ] CHAPTER 1 ] CHAPTER 2 ] [ CHAPTER 3 ] CHAPTER 4 ] CHAPTER 5 ] CHAPTER 6 ] CHAPTER 7 ] APPENDIX 1 ] APPENDIX 2 ] APPENDIX 3 ]