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Georgia gopher tortoises skirt endangered status citing steady conservation
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGeorgia's gopher tortoises – big, lumbering reptiles known for the burrows they dig in sandy soil –...
Gopher Tortoise Day: 9 ways to help protect the threatened species
WFTV via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMonday is Gopher Tortoise Day. To celebrate, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission...
Ian update: Are gopher tortoises making a return to Bowditch Beach?
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThey have stumpy legs with strong feet designed for digging massive holes in sandy dunes. Gopher...
US: Gopher tortoise not threatened over most of its range
WJAX via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGopher tortoises — burrowers whose extensive homes shelter many other animals — are generally doing...
Buried alive? Gopher tortoise burrows collapsed in Lehigh Acres; major work halted 30 days
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCollapsed burrows. Alarmed neighbors. Slow agency response. The destruction of a once-thriving...
Gophers make the groundskeepers grumble
Times Record News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Plains Pocket Gopher’s range extends throughout much of the Great Plains region of North America and this gopher is found in suitable habitats...
Aquarium releases hundreds of spotted frogs into North Carolina wild. Here’s why
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA North Carolina aquarium is releasing hundreds of frogs back into the wild after raising them up...
Stunned biologist looks into tortoise hole to see alligator ‘smiling back’ in Georgia
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBeware of turtle holes in Georgia — because they could be hiding large alligators, the Georgia...
Georgia biologists peeked in a hole and saw this instead of the animal they expected
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLast month, Georgia biologists were given quite the shock when inspecting gopher tortoise holes....
Collier commissioners discuss, then nix small tortoise preserve on Marco Island
Naples Daily News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA second lengthy discussion – mostly about gopher tortoises - and an offer of $10,000 from the City...
