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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 –...
Ian update: Are gopher tortoises making a return to Bowditch Beach?
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThey have stumpy legs with strong feet designed for digging massive holes in sandy dunes. Gopher...
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...
Buried alive? Gopher tortoise burrows collapsed in Lehigh Acres; major work halted 30 days
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCollapsed burrows. Alarmed neighbors. Slow agency response. The destruction of a once-thriving...
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...
Gophers make the groundskeepers grumble
Times Record News via Yahoo News· 4 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...
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...
Aquarium releases hundreds of spotted frogs into North Carolina wild. Here’s why
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA North Carolina aquarium is releasing hundreds of frogs back into the wild after raising them up...
State reptile gopher tortoise's habitat is on the decline
The Albany Herald, Ga. via Yahoo News· 1 month agoALBANY — Love is in the air for Georgia’s official state reptile, and female gopher tortoises are busy laying clutches of eggs outside their burrows. Although gopher tortoises currently seem ...
The Eastern Indigo Snake Lives in Gopher Tortoise Burrows
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe trademark indigo sheen on this snake's skin makes it a beautiful but tragically endangered...
