A range-wide reassessment found continued adult population and density declines of about 90% over three generations in four of the five G. agassizii recovery units.
Notes on verification
Matches USGS/IUCN Red List assessment (Berry et al. 2021) citing Allison and McLuckie 2018; corroborated by multiple secondary conservation documents, but original primary source not directly accessed.
Sources
- Gopherus agassizii - USGS Publications Warehouse (pubs.usgs.gov)
- https://tortoise-tracks.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-Berry-et-al-IUCN-Red-List.pdf (tortoise-tracks.org)
- https://deserttortoise.org/wp-content/uploads/Desert-Tortoise-General-Conservation-Plan-and-EIS.8-31-2023.pdf (deserttortoise.org)