Amy Keeler

Yucca Valley nurse

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The Joshua Tree Tortoise Rescue once cared for desert tortoises. But it turned into “a nightmare,” until a Yucca Valley nurse got involved.

‘A Nightmare’: Dead tortoises found at Joshua Tree rescue

The Joshua Tree Tortoise Rescue once cared for desert tortoises. But it turned into “a nightmare,” until a Yucca Valley nurse got involved.

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