The tortoises emerged from their winter burrows Monday following the transfer of the animals as part of a collaborative effort to increase the species' survival rate.
The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens have reintroduced 70 critically endangered Mojave desert tortoises to their native habitat on Edwards Air Force Base.
"We've worked so hard to get here, and we've been through so much together," said Melissa Merrick, associate director of recovery ecology at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance."We've had to re-strategize, switch plans, react and adapt to so many emerging situations, and we've all done it successfully to get to this point.
The protection is needed for the species, as several years ago San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance scientists were excavating nests in the middle of the night under emergency circumstances due to a dangerous heat wave, and wildlife care staff at The Living Desert were preparing to receive the tortoises a month early and care for tortoises still in varying stages of hatching.
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