‘Gitmo’ in the Mojave: How the Marines are saving endangered desert tortoises
The Twentynine Palms Marine Corps base houses vulnerable young desert tortoises until they're hardy enough to withstand ...
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An abandoned military base of the LORAN system in the middle of the Mojave Desert
One such Coast Guard station was the LORAN-C Searchlight, built in 1976 near the town of Searchlight, Nevada, in the middle of the Mojave Desert. This station was decommissioned on February 8, 2010, ...
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Fort Irwin Army Base Guide
The High Mojave Desert's hills and mountains surround the installation. Beautiful sunsets, blue skies, sunny days and wide-open vistas are some of the pleasures of the desert that give many a ...
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RAW VIDEO: Watch Out For Shells! Meet America's Military Tortoises
Credit: Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia/US Marine Corps/Cover Images Meet some of the US Military’s cuter shells - their ...
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How the Marines are saving endangered tortoises in the desert
Reporting from TWENTYNINE PALMS Marine Corps base, Calif ... might put them in harm’s way at the 1,189-square-mile Mojave Desert base. “The desert tortoise is considered a keystone ...
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'Gitmo' in the Mojave: How the Marines are saving endangered desert tortoises
The elaborate setup on the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center is ... put them in harm's way at the 1,189-square-mile Mojave Desert base. "The desert tortoise is considered a keystone species ...
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‘Gitmo’ in the Mojave: How the Marines are saving endangered desert tortoises
Reporting from TWENTYNINE PALMS Marine Corps base, Calif. — The two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon as they detected Brian Henen’s footsteps, eager for the handfuls of bok ...