Desert tortoises feed on a variety of native plants during spring and summer months, which means we’ve got to start thinking about planting the seeds for thriving flora in the fall. Perfect timing - MDLT’s Annual Native Plant and Salvage sale is this Saturday, October 8! If you are interested in enhancing tortoise habitat on your own property, check out our guide of their preferred plants here: https://www.mdlt.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/MDLT_Tortoise_FINAL.pdf You can also browse our plant

The torts have started the next step in their journey! 🐢 Recently, The Living Desert and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance moved the desert tortoise hatchlings to an outdoor rearing facility at the Edwards Air Force Base, where the hatchlings' eggs were originally laid. During the next six months, the tortoises will reacclimatize to the desert, as well as learn important predator avoidance behaviors and how to identify important foods. Then, this fall, the tortoises will be released back into the