Invasive grasses choking desert tortoise.

Desert tortoises are dying at alarming rates, primarily due to invasive species of grass, especially red brome and cheatgrass. Foreign to the Mojave Desert, these grasses are not as nutritious to tortoises as their normal forage.

https://www.fws.gov/cno/newsroom/featured/2017/desert_tortoise_survival/

Publicado el 23 de agosto de 2017 a las 03:49 PM por biohexx1