Can California save the Mojave desert tortoise from extinction?

Check out this video from the LA Times and you may spot the familiar faces of some of our partners in tortoise conservation!

Eight decades ago, the Mojave Desert was home to hundreds of tortoises per square mile. Today, most tortoise populations in the wild have fallen to 2 to 3 adults per square mile, largely due to climate change, loss of habitat and an increase in the raven population. Can California’s Endangered Species Act save the tortoises from extinction?