The non-profit Desert Tortoise Council is reaching out to the ecological research community to see if field biologists may be willing to share for our use photos of desert tortoises interacting with habitat features. We are interested in photos of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) specifically in the Mojave Desert (not the Sonoran Desert). We are working on a management synthesis, and we would, of course, provide full photo credits to the photographer for any photos used.
We are interested in a few images that specifically show the following: 1. Desert tortoise burrow below a perennial plant, zoomed slightly out to show context, or a tortoise using a perennial plant as cover site. 2. Photos of the Desert Tortoise Natural Area, in California. An ideal one would be a view along a fenceline showing a comparison of inside versus outside the fence. 3. Any photos of a tortoise actively foraging on an annual or perennial plant. 4. Any photo of a tortoise with cattle or feral burros or horses around it. 5. Any photo of tortoise on a burned area. We would not need a ton of photos, just a few selected that you may be willing to share. Photos can be emailed to me at [email protected]. Thank you for supporting non-profit conservation efforts. Scott R. Abella, PhD Desert Tortoise Council [email protected]
