While the calendar says it's spring, there's one local expert saying 'Not so fast.' Tortoise Mojave Max is still in brumation, the reptilian form of hibernation, at the Springs Preserve.

Human-made burrows can be built out of large PVC pipes ... who administers the desert tortoise permit process in California. “The tortoise is awake, they play with it, they get tired of it ...

Desert tortoises construct burrows and maintain their body temperature by spending most of their lives within them to avoid extreme temperatures.” ‘Eco-voltaic’ projects First Solar used ...

For desert tortoises to emerge from brumation, temperatures need to level out and overnight lows need to warm up. Max’s current burrow is also deep in the ground — so deep, in fact ...

where elementary school students participate in the Punxsutawney Phil-esque tradition of guessing when the desert tortoise will emerge from his burrow after brumation (hibernation for reptiles ...

Robinson, a Sonoran desert tortoise ... Officials recommend placing a tile at the end of the pipe so the tortoise cannot keep ...

DESCRIPTION: The desert tortoise is terrestrial, with an oblong ... The tortoise has flattened forelegs that are heavily scaled and specifically adapted for burrowing. Toes are not webbed, females ...

The iconic desert tortoise is just one of the many species that survives in the vast landscape these deserts comprise, which includes the most ecologically intact landscapes remaining in the lower 48 ...