A federal judge ruled the Bureau of Land Management’s off-road plan didn’t show how it minimized impacts to the desert tortoise, a move environmentalists hope will lead to safeguards for the reptile that has seen dramatic declines.
A federal judge ruled the Bureau of Land Management’s off-road plan didn’t show how it minimized impacts to the desert tortoise, a move environmentalists hope will lead to safeguards for the reptile that has seen dramatic declines.