Invasive grasses choking desert tortoise.

Desert tortoises are dying at alarming rates, primarily due to invasive species of grass, especially red brome and cheatgrass. Foreign to the Mojave Desert, these grasses are not as nutritious to tortoises as their normal forage.

https://www.fws.gov/cno/newsroom/featured/2017/desert_tortoise_survival/

Julkaistu elokuu 23, 2017 03:49 IP. käyttäjältä biohexx1