tortoise

Wild inhabitants include vulnerable bighorn sheep and desert tortoises, as well as the stocky Chuckwalla lizard that enjoys basking in the sun.

So were their two desert tortoises, now living as evacuees in my Alhambra backyard.

A tortoise has lived to see another day after it arrived in a waste lorry and went through an entire sorting process at a recycling centre.

A number of protected species inhabit the area, including the tortoise and an endangered plant, the Lane Mountain milk-vetch.

The recently permitted Yellow Pine Solar Project in Pahrump Valley, Nevada destroyed the habitat for almost 150 desert tortoises, according to Donnelly.