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> ..had to watch hours of training videos on the tortoises and what to do when they are encountered. There are environmental monitors on site at all times and t
by chasd00 3y ago
> ..had to watch hours of training videos on the tortoises and what to do when they are encountered. There are environmental monitors on site at all times and they even go around hiding fake tortoises to test the staff’s reaction.
i'm all for protecting the ecosystem but that's surreal. What's the "tortoise" budget?
- doctoboggan 3y agoThe environmental monitors are not actually employees by us. I think they are affiliated with a local university and are managed through the BLM, though I am sure their salaries are ultimately paid by my company through some fees or permits. I believe there are 2 or 3 of them compared to easily 100+ construction/engineering staff. Honestly in the grand scheme of things I am sure the tortoise budget is a very small fraction of the overall budget but I am just a data engineer and don't have insight into that.