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Timothy Branning

Timothy Branning has written about numerous environmental and wildlife topics and has directed the award-winning documentary Tortoise In Peril.

Ravens prey on juvenile desert tortoises.

For Young Threatened Desert Tortoises, These Technologies Have Arrived to Help

Biologists are deploying 3D-printed replicas of hatchlings, lasers and drones to curb predation