Review Of Mackenzie Carro's Can The Desert Tortoise Be Saved?

In “Can the Desert Tortoise Be Saved?” Mackenzie Carro claims that the desert tortoises can be saved. On of the problems in the Mojave Desert is that desert tortoises are constantly getting killed and eaten by ravens . The tortoises shells aren't hard enough for a diving raven. The raven swoops down and pierces the tortoise’s shell with its beak, it then flies off with the tortoise in in mouth. Some conservationists, such as Tim Shields are trying to help the tortoises out. They are defending the tortoises by using technology. The scientists are designing lifelike baby tortoises that shoot a bad tasting, yet harmless, spray that senses and shoots at approaching ravens. Another way that the scientists are helping these tortoises is