Off-Road Vehicles Banned From Tortoise Habitat

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A federal court decision temporarily banning off-road vehicles from desert washes in tortoise habitat was hailed Tuesday by environmental groups and assailed by cycling buffs.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco has ruled that all off-road vehicle use is prohibited in washes in a 571,000-acre area in eastern San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial counties.

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Off-Road Vehicles Banned From Tortoise Habitat

The ruling Thursday will remain in place until the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issues a biological opinion, expected in late February, on the impact of off-roading in two d...

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