Attachment 3- DT Handout.pdf
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This document is an informational handout about the Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) at Edwards Air Force Base, providing detailed guidance on protecting this federally threatened species. The handout describes the Desert Tortoise's physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior, noting it is the official state reptile of California, typically 1.5 inches in diameter when hatching and growing up to 1 foot in diameter as an adult. Key protection protocols include: do not handle tortoises unless they are in immediate road danger, check under vehicles before moving, keep vehicles on approved roads, observe tortoises from a distance, avoid attracting ravens (a major predator), and ensure water tanks do not leak. The document provides specific instructions for safely moving a tortoise if it is on a road, including approaching slowly, lifting carefully with two hands, and moving it at least 100 feet away in the same direction. Contact information for 412 CEG/CEVA is provided for reporting tortoise sightings, with potential fines up to $50,000 and/or 1 year imprisonment for unauthorized handling or harassment.
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DT Handout 412 TW/PA Release #18150 20180316
Adult
Burrow
Juvenile
Federally protected as Threatened by the Endangered Species Act.
Official state reptile of California! Soft scaly body with a hard shell. Could be green, grey, tan, or brown. Only 1.5 inches in diameter after hatching, but up to 1 foot in diameter as adult.
Desert Tortoise protection at Edwards AFB is mandated by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion: “Operations and Activities at Edwards Air Force Base, California” (8-8-14-F-14).
Unauthorized collection, handling or harassment can be prosecuted: Fines up to $50,000 and/or 1 year imprisonment.
Often looks like a moving rock and hard to spot!
Spends over 90% of its life underground in burrows.
Most active in Spring and Fall but possible to see all year-round especially after a rain.
Attracted to water. Often seen where puddling occurs during or after a rain (like road shoulders).
Found throughout the Mojave and parts of the Sonoran Desert.
If tortoise found in immediate danger
(on the road), and it is safe to do so, please move it:
Approach slowly from the front
Carefully lift tortoise by the sides with 2 hands and keep level
Move tortoise at least 100 feet away, in the shade, in the same direction it was going.
Call
412 CEG/CEVA
661-277-1417 661-277-1401
How you can protect the Desert Tortoise Do not handle a tortoise unless it is on the road and in immediate danger.
If a tortoise is on the road in immediate danger, you may move the tortoise off the road.
Check under parked vehicles and equipment before moving or operating.
Keep vehicles and equipment on existing or approved roads and staging areas.
If tortoise is sighted in project area, call 412 CEG/CEVA. Observe from a distance.
Do not attract ravens. Ravens are a major predator of the Desert Tortoise. Keep trash in raven-proof containers. Make sure lids are tightly closed. Do not feed the wildlife!
Ensure water tanks and trucks are free of water leaks that might attract predators.
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