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Collaborative effort creates seed islands to restore desert tortoise habitat
ELY – State and county agencies and a non-profit organization are establishing “seed islands” around wildlife guzzlers to restore desert tortoise habitat on southeastern Nevada’s fire-scarred public lands. “We’re taking advantage of birds and small mammals to disperse seed produced by newly-outplanted native species to enhance the surrounding desert,” said Matt Flores, wildlife biologist for […]