Some desert conservationists are critical of the efforts, saying the captive rearing program is essentially a smokescreen that distracts from the pressing need to conserve critical habitat.

The boy then climbed into the police vehicle but left his foot out, preventing the rear door from closing, the court heard.

But by the time it reached their bowls, much had been siphoned off by rear units, and the remainder had been cut with sand.

She steadies herself, with one hand grasping the back of an elaborate carved and upholstered chair at the left, while a tabletop clock at the rear on the opposite side ticks away.

To screen for diabetic retinopathy health professionals take pictures of the rear interior wall of the eye, known as the fundus.