A California desert tortoise looks out of its burrow. See full story (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
The sun illuminates the future site of the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generation System. See full story (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
Craig Himmelwright uses a mirror to examine a burrow in hopes of finding a tortoise. See full story (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Biologists examine a map before setting out to find desert tortoises. See full story (Allen J. Schaben/ Los Angeles Times)
A biologist digs out a burrow in searching for tortoises. See full story (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
An empty shell is all that remains of a tortoise. See full story (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
Biologist Nate Jones uses a GPS receiver to mark the spot where he found a desert tortoise burrow. See full story (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
Biologist Mary Vaughn holds a desert horned lizard. See full story (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
A solar-power generating facility is planned for the Ivanpah Valley section of the Mojave Desert. See full story (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
