The population of desert tortoises in Targland' s Red Desert has declined, partly because they are captured for sale as pets and partly because people riding all-terrain vehicles have damaged their habitat  Targland plans to halt this population decline by blocking the current access routes into the desert and announcing new regulations to allow access only on foot
Targland' s officials predict that these measures will be adequate, since it is difficult to collect the tortoises without a vehicle
Whether people who travel on foot in the Red Desert often encounter the tortoises