Complete line distance sampling and related activities for seasonal collection of data to describe population trends in Mojave desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in the Ord-Rodman critical habitat unit in southeastern California. Project will contribute to wider efforts coordinated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Desert Tortoise Recovery Office to monitor study areas across the range of Mojave desert tortoises in Nevada, Arizona, California and Utah.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Natural Resources Partnership Program
Project Title: Line Distance Sampling for Mojave Desert Tortoises in OrdRodman Critical Habitat Unit (CA)
Organization:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Project ID:
0126.21.071468
Description:
Award Amount:
$70000.00
Location:
Transect surveys will be conducted throughout the area designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the Ord-Rodman critical habitat unit and by the Bureau of Land Management as the Ord-Rodman Area of Critical Environmental Concern. This area is in California south of I-40.