Can California save the Mojave desert tortoise from extinction?

Eight decades ago, the Mojave Desert was home to hundreds of tortoises per square mile. Today, most tortoise populations in the wild have fallen to 2 to 3 adults per square mile, largely due to climate change, loss of habitat and an increase in the raven population. Can California’s Endangered Species Act save the tortoises from extinction?
Intro: 00:00
The California Endangered Species Act: 02:23
Tortoise physiology: 03:30
Ravens. lasers, and quadcopters: 04:05
Finding a tortoise in the wild: 06:24
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[@Needsoles]

People don’t understand without the desert tortoise the ecosystem will be greatly affected

[@rosanagonzalez2949]

Gracias por salvar a esta especie!!! ❤❤❤🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@theiconjodi8966]

Saving Slowpoke!!!!!

[@01K02K95K]

Time to trim the raven population!

[@abelardogreen]

Bring back beavers

[@hectorgiron9391]

Good job

[@hectorgiron9391]

That's good

[@kingtchalla2289]

Nice

[@heracliovicenteguzman1340]

En mi Venezuela se lê llama. MORROCOY

[@Fausto410]

Bring back Grizzlies

[@djmc8505]

"due to global warming" lol

[@abelardogreen]

They're blaming ravens. Unbelievable

[@IGotPuns]

It's a fact. Desert cities make it easy for those clowns to live around the desert and cause havoc

[@JustAnotherAsianGuy2]

i don't really care .... i don't go out in the desert .... we die out there .... i don't think i ever seen one of those tortoises before .... but i don't go out in the desert .... 🤣

[@Tuocal01]

🤡🤡🤡

[@BleuSaphir]

🙄🙄🙄🙄