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  1. Tortoise Adoption Information

    tortoise Press to toggle details. Care for a desert tortoise Captive desert tortoise cold weather care Proper desert tortoise diet Native Plants for Desert Tortoises: downloadable brochure Desert tortoise health…

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  2. AZGFD: See a desert tortoise? Keep it wild

    …important guidelines:  Keep wild desert tortoises wild. Taking a wild desert tortoise home is illegal in Arizona. Additionally, most desert tortoises stay in the same small area their entire lives….

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  3. Desert Tortoise

    …release of captive tortoises into the wild and disease. The desert tortoise and other North American tortoise species can become infected with a disease called Upper Respiratory Tract Disease. Once…

  4. AZGFD: Give desert tortoises right of way  

    …slower “traveler” the right of way. A protected species, desert tortoises are traversing the same trails and backroads — but, in typical desert tortoise fashion, they do it in low…

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  5. Tortoise Tales: Your Guide to Adoption and Care

    …a Sonoran desert tortoise. Arizona Game and Fish Department staff will hold a free virtual tortoise adoption information session via Zoom for anyone interested in adopting. Saturday, September 14, 2024,…

  6. Wildlife Care Center

    tortoise adoption program Adoption facilities in Phoenix and Tucson. Questions about adopting a tortoise, call 844 896-5730 or email for information to TAP@azgfd.gov. what you need to know desert tortoise

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