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Southern Utah tortoise continues decline (AP)

A desert tortoise finds relief from the sun under a bush in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve north of St. George, Utah, Wednesday, April 18, 2001. The reptile's population in southwestern Utah has been declining over the past several years due to drought, fire and other factors. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)AP - It's been a tough few years for the shelled sentinels scratching out a living in Utah's southwestern desert.


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