MOJAVE DESERT

Animals and Plants

The Mojave desert is a special place with a diverse group of plants and animals.  The plants and animals have not only over come environmental problems but also problems caused by man.  Each plant and animal has thier own adaptations

BURRO

Major Animal Species

Burros

Rattlesnakes

Tortises

Roadrunners

Lizards

RATTLESNAKE

Extinct or Endangered Species

Lizards                    Snakes

Agades

Major Plant Species

Blue Yucca

Peyote

Mound Cactus

Extinct or Endangered Species

Century Plant                 Joshua Tree

Adaptations to the Environment

Species

Adaptation

Warns predators to stay away with its red spots

Well protected by its hard shell and an amazing capability to go long without water

Rattle at the end of its tail warns predators to stay away

Amazing speed and good at withstanding high tempetures

A very compact strong animal

An amazing ability to conserve water

Can with stand great heat, and is a good water conserver

How Man Has Effected Biodiversity in this Biome

Though the desert seems like a tuff place to live humans continuely move closer and closer to our deserts, forcing animals out and destroying plants.

What Efforts Have Been Made to Protect this Biome

There are a number of efforts to protect the deserts, from putting animals on the endangered species list to trying to conserve plant. life.

What can Outsiders do to Protect this Biome?

People should respect this ecosystem and just remember that these plants and animals were here first.  Most of all people should try to conserve all of the wildlife in this area.

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