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Mojave Desert Threats
One of the most recent and current threats to the Mojave Desert is renewable energy projects. Renewable energy projects such as, wind and solar panels, have caused great damage to the desert (Threats To Mojave). These “projects” have taken a lot of land to be able to accomplish and have destroyed many animal homes while doing it. Many times these projects are built in places where wildlife does not take such a big impact, but in the Mojave that is not the case (Threats To Mojave). For example, so far during these projects desert tortoise habitats have taken a major impact. Around 50,000 acres of desert tortoise habitats have been destroyed (Threats To Mojave). The people who are building these renewable energy sources are not stopping here
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