AGENCY: Department of Natural Resources. Division of Wildlife Resources. Aquatics Section

SERIES: 22555
TITLE: Desert tortoise monitoring reports
DATES: 1980-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological.

DESCRIPTION: This series contains monitoring reports implemented to gather baseline population densities of desert tortoises. The reports contain information pertaining to study area, materials and methods, results, size class distribution and sex ratio, health observations, mortality, and growth rates.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfiche master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfiche duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Historical

These records are historically significant as they track an endangered species.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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