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  • Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861) – Mojave Desert Tortoise, Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise
    By: Kristin H. Berry and Robert W. Murphy
    Chelonian Research Monographs, Number 5 (Installment 13) 2019: Account 109
  • Desert tortoise annotated bibliography, 1991-2015
    Open-File Report 2016-1023
    By:  Kristin H. Berry, Lisa M. Lyren, Jeremy S. Mack, L. Arriana Brand, and Dustin A. Wood
  • An Annotated Bibliography of the Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii
    Desert Tortoise Council Special Publication No. 1
    Compiled by Judy P. Hohman, Robert D. Ohmart, and James Schwartzmann

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Illegal Cannabis Invasion: What We Need to Know and Do About It — a synopsis of the issue and recordings of the special session from the 2023 DTC symposium.

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New Publication!

A new, comprehensive account of Agassiz’s desert tortoise by Kristin H. Berry and Robert W. Murphy is now available.

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Symposium Registration Now Open!

The Desert Tortoise Council is pleased to announce the 49th Annual Meeting and Symposium, a hybrid event (in-person or virtual attendance), to be held at the South Point Hotel, Casino, and Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada in February 2024.

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Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles & Tortoises — A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group

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