Message | Awesome site Mark! I'm sure my friend Bruce (Strickdistance) will be spending a lot of time researching HL's on your site. I can remember finding Coastal HL's as a kid in Bakersfield at CSUB. Today that area of town has grown incrediably. The loss of habitat and prey because of agriculture, developement, feral cats, and invasive species of fireants has done a number on America's favorite lizards. At one time, many years ago, I had collected HL's for the Coalinga Chamber of Commerce for their Annual Horned Toad Derby each year. At the end of the weekend's festivities, I'd take them back to where I caught them and turn them loose. While working at the California Living Museum years ago, as one of their zookeepers, I kept them in our outdoor desert tortoise exhibit with great success. HL's (horny toads) still have a special place in my heart and I hope that something can be done to bring their numbers back in what little habitat they have left. |