1.0The Living Desert Zoo and Gardenshttps://www.livingdesert.orgLT Dev Teamhttps://www.livingdesert.org/author/ltdevteam/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vMLjBWH4B4"><a href="https://www.livingdesert.org/zoo-news/conservation-news/monday-minute-a-conversation-on-desert-pupfish-and-the-salton-sea/">Monday Minute: A Conversation on Desert Pupfish and the Salton Sea</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.livingdesert.org/zoo-news/conservation-news/monday-minute-a-conversation-on-desert-pupfish-and-the-salton-sea/embed/#?secret=vMLjBWH4B4" width="600" height="338" title="“Monday Minute: A Conversation on Desert Pupfish and the Salton Sea” — The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens" data-secret="vMLjBWH4B4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.livingdesert.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.livingdesert.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/pupfish-1-e1714353309437.jpg1141762The Living Desert partners with outside organizations for a majority of our conservation work. We would like to thank Coachella Valley Mountain Conservancy, Bureau of Land Management, and California Department of Fish and Wildlife for their funding and cooperation of our desert pupfish conservation. The Living Desert works with these partners to restore the Salt Creek watershed (near the Salton Sea) for the conservation of the desert pupfish. Kyle: Natalie, growing up in the Southern California desert, tell me about your perception of the Salton Sea. How has that changed since you started working at The Living Desert? Natalie: Growing up just south of the Salton Sea, I often heard stories of the enjoyment the Sea once brought to local communities but how the Sea had quickly become labeled as toxic due to exposed playa and mass fish die-offs. It was not until high school that I learned this is still a place of wonder for wildlife and a valuable ecosystem. Protecting the sea and as a consequence the species which rely on it as well as the neighboring human communities has come to feel like a race against time. Working on habitat restoration near the Salton Sea with The Living Desert has allowed me to take part in the conservation of surrounding ecosystems.