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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issues Incidental Take Permit for Pine Tree Wind Farm in Kern County
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service|Dec 9, 2023
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued an incidental take permit for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's Pine Tree Wind Farm, located in the Tehachapi Wind Resource Area in Kern County. The permit covers the incidental take of up to two free-flying California condors and two associated eggs or chicks over 30 years. As part of the application for the permit, LADWP developed a conservation plan with measures to minimize risk to condors at the Pine Tree Wind Farm, including a system...
'Desert Tortoise Week' is back with a month full of events
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service|Sep 30, 2023
Experience educational activities during the fifth annual Desert Tortoise Week celebration. Multiple government agencies and conservation organizations are partnering to raise awareness and promote recovery of one of the desert's most iconic species, the Mojave desert tortoise. This year's "week" has expanded, with events for the whole family kicking off Sept. 30 and continuing through Nov. 4. The Mojave desert tortoise was listed under the Endangered Species Act as threatened in 1990 due to...

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