EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (KERO) — Young desert tortoises are thriving at Edwards Air Force Base as part of a head-start program to help increase the survival rate of the endangered species.
The Tortoise Research and Captive Rearing Site at the Twentynine Palms Marine base shelters the young reptiles until their shells are tough enough to withstand raven attacks. The site is aimed at ...