. The California desert, majestic, challenging, and very vulnerable. Deserts. The number of desert wildlife "classrooms" and research project sites is continually growing. Here again, protective measures are needed. University and high school groups which have made periodic treks to a favorite site and set up various monitoring devices to study particular species have frequently discovered habitat areas totally devasted. Wildlife studies by the DPS team are divided into three phases. The first includes a thorough literature search, acquisition of museum records, the compilation of un
. The California desert, majestic, challenging, and very vulnerable. Deserts. The number of desert wildlife "classrooms" and research project sites is continually growing. Here again, protective measures are needed. University and high school groups which have made periodic treks to a favorite site and set up various monitoring devices to study particular species have frequently discovered habitat areas totally devasted. Wildlife studies by the DPS team are divided into three phases. The first includes a thorough literature search, acquisition of museum records, the compilation of unpublished field notes and data, and personal contact with scientists having past and current research projects in the desert. All material is processed for storage in, and quick retrieval from, the DPS Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Bureau of Land Management. Colorado State Office. Riverside, Calif. : Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, California Desert Plan Program
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