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Biologists are working slowly and steadily to assist North America's biggest and most uncommon tortoise species.

Facts About:

• Bolson tortoises are the biggest and rarest land reptiles in North America.

                  They are also the rarest among the six Gopherus species that are found on this continent.

• Among Bolson tortoises, adult females are generally larger than males.
• These tortoises are land-dwellers and spend over 95% of their time in burrows they dig using their shovel-like front feet.
• They are most active from around April to October when they do everything like searching for food, nesting, and mating.
• While we don't know their exact lifespan, Bolson tortoises can live for more than a century.
• Currently, Bolson tortoises are found in a small area in north-central Mexico, specifically in the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Durango.

                 However, they exist in separate groups within this region.

• In terms of conservation, Bolson tortoises are Critically Endangered according to the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).