# @centerforbiodiv on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQVBq1sEVq4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36317638-centerforbiodiv-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e7e349e5d3.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-10-27T21:56:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Center for Biological Diversity (@CenterForBioDiv) — https://gondola.cc/CenterForBioDiv

## Caption

In 2024 the U.S. Bureau of Land Management rejected plans to bulldoze a four-lane highway through the beloved Red Cliffs National Conservation Area in southwest Utah — a place that’s protected for the northernmost population of threatened Mojave desert tortoises.
 
Now the Trump administration is trying to bring this destructive highway-development plan back to life.
 
Congress created Red Cliffs National Conservation Area in 2009 to recognize its spectacular landscape of sculpted red-rock canyons and arches — rich in cultural resources and world-class hiking trails — and its importance to the survival of Mojave desert tortoises.
 
These ancient reptiles are already declining, and carving a new highway through the middle of their home will hasten their demise. It’ll also set a dangerous precedent for allowing four-lane highways through other national conservation areas.

#WildlifeConservation #ExtinctionCrisis

[Video description: A desert tortoise surrounded by yellowed grass chews on the grass before moving out of the frame.]

## Stats

- **Views:** 893
- **Likes:** 529
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- **Comments:** 18

## Tags

extinctioncrisis, wildlifeconservation

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