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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...
Saving Florida’s Gopher Tortoises: Group rescues reptiles from death by development
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoORLANDO, Fla. -- Though gopher tortoises have persisted for millions of years, they now face a...
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 –...
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...
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...
Federal wildlife reject increase to gopher tortoise protections
WJAX via Yahoo News· 2 years agoConcluding that the animals are “not in danger of extinction,” federal wildlife officials Tuesday...
Torres: Gopher tortoise mishap teaches me something about the will to live
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 12 months agoOther than Gleason Park in Indian Harbor Beach, I don't see a lot of gopher tortoises where I live...
Gopher Tortoise deaths: FWC seeks answers after die-off at St. Pete nature preserve
WFLA via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe City of St. Petersburg notified the FWC in March after discovering more than a third of the...
Endangered status sought for gopher tortoise in 4 states
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGopher tortoises imperiled by loss of habitat largely caused by human development should be placed...
Behind the scenes: Florida Wildlife Hospital marks 50th anniversary healing Brevard animals
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSlipping a guitar pick into the gopher tortoise's beak-like mouth, veterinary technician Dan Groover...