Mojave National Preserve officials are continuing their efforts to protect endangered desert tortoises from vehicles with the installation of dozens of miles of roadside “tortoise fencing” in tortoise habitats, officials announced Friday.
The 2-foot-tall metal fencing has already been put in place along portions of Cima Road, according to the Preserve.
“The Preserve plans to install over dozens of more miles of this fencing on roads that intersect prime tortoise habitat,” representatives said in a written statement …