Endangered species : research strategy and long-term monitoring needed for the Mojave Desert tortoise recovery program

Title Variants

Alternative: Report to Congressional Requesters

Alternative: Research strategy and long-term monitoring needed for the Mojave Desert tortoise recovery program

By

United States. General Accounting Office.
United States. Bureau of Land Management.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Geological Survey (U.S.). Biological Resources Division.
United States. National Park Service.
United States. Department of Defense.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Washington, D.C, U.S. General Accounting Office, 2002

Notes

This report (1) evaluates the scientific basis for the 1990 listing, the critical habitat designation, and the recovery plan recommendations for the desert tortoise; (2) assesses the effectiveness of actions taken by federal agencies and others to conserve the desert tortoises; (3) describes what is known about trends in tortoise populations; and (4) identifies costs and benefits associated with desert tortoise recovery actions since the desert tortoise was first listed in 1980, to the extent that data was available.

Cover title.

"December 2002."

Documentation for the report provided by the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey (Biological Resources Division), National Park Service, and Department of Defense.

"GAO-03-23."

Subjects

Desert tortoise , Endangered species , Mojave Desert , Monitoring , Testudinidae , Turtles , United States , Wildlife conservation

Call Number

QL666.C584 E64 2002

Language

English

Identifiers

LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003426177
OCLC: 51831813