The Barrow Plot Where Jeff Lovich Conducts Desert Tortoise Research
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Detailed Description
Sunset on the Barrow Plot in eastern Joshua Tree National Park. This area used to be inhabited by a healthy population of desert tortoises, but by 2012 many were dead due to the effects of protracted drought and predation by coyotes. Photo taken May 4, 2012.