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Mark Horner/USFWSDate Shot/Created
12/29/2023Media Usage Rights/License
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These Bolson tortoise hatchlings were born in captivity. Beginning in 2023 Bolson tortoises are being released on Turner ranches to establish a new free-ranging Bolson tortoise population. This is the first time they'll be in the wild in New Mexico since they were extirpated thousands of years ago.
Ecosystem
Desert
Species