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Florida’s gopher tortoise relocation may not save the species — here’s why | Opinion

Florida’s gopher tortoise relocation may not save the species — here’s why | Opinion

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Officials: Gopher tortoise found with foam insulation sprayed on it

Officials: Gopher tortoise found with foam insulation sprayed on it

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Keep an eye out for the Florida gopher tortoise, a threatened species

Keep an eye out for the Florida gopher tortoise, a threatened species

Gopher tortoise skeleton

Gopher tortoise skeleton

Odd couple: Florida mouse, gopher tortoise have been rooming for centuries

Odd couple: Florida mouse, gopher tortoise have been rooming for centuries

Gopher Tortoise Day: Celebrating Florida's only native tortoise

Gopher Tortoise Day: Celebrating Florida's only native tortoise

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That’s not just any turtle… 👀 Meet Florida’s protected gopher tortoise 🐢🌿 One of the most important species in our ecosystem — and always worth the wait. #FloridaWildlife #GopherTortoise #ScoutLife #OutdoorEducation #ProtectWildlife

That’s not just any turtle… 👀 Meet Florida’s protected gopher tortoise 🐢🌿 One of the most important species in our ecosystem — and always worth the wait. #FloridaWildlife #GopherTortoise #ScoutLife #OutdoorEducation #ProtectWildlife

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Gopher tortoise found painted red in Central FL

It’s Florida Gopher Tortoise Day! 🐢💕 Check out this video to see what our SFWC Rescue & Release Supervisor and @zoomiami Biologists and Veterinary Staff were up to today! We’re thankful for great partners that aid in successfully returning these animals back into the wild. If you find a gopher tortoise in distress, please contact your local wildlife hospital for advice. #gophertortoise #tortoise #florida #gophertortoiseday #reptile #wildlife #wildlifeclinic #wildliferescue #wildliferehab #wild

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How much do you know about the threatened gopher tortoise? A helpful video from the FWC includes more information on this keystone species and offers ways the public can get involved in conservation efforts. Citizens are also encouraged to download our free Florida Gopher Tortoise smartphone application. With the app, you can record the location of gopher tortoises you may see in your yard, neighborhood or crossing the road. Users can test their tortoise knowledge by taking a quiz, and sighting

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Take a look inside a gopher tortoise burrow! Biologists discovered a tortoise deep inside this burrow at Branan Field WEA in northeast Florida during a survey in December. Gopher tortoise burrows average 15 feet in length and 6.5 feet deep. The standard methodology we use is Line Transect Distance Sampling (LTDS) with burrow scoping that allows biologists to count actual tortoises and not just the burrows. Historically, the FWC counted burrows and estimated two burrows per tortoise. The LTDS met

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This Gopher Tortoise (23-1839) was discovered by Fort Lauderdale residents because his shell had been painted with bright colors. Fortunately, he was in good health otherwise. Because tortoises and other turtle species absorb vitamins via the sun’s UV rays, paint on their shell can severely compromise their health and can also prevent them from camouflaging from predators. After 79 days in rehabilitation, his shell was back to its normal coloration and he was ready to return to the wild. Happy F

6.5K viewsJul 28, 2023

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Little Gopher Tortoise, Big Appetite 🥬🐢 This hungry juvenile is munching its way through vegetation and fueling up for a long life in the Florida wild. Gopher Tortoises can live up to 60 years in the wild and dig multiple burrows throughout their lifetime, creating shelter for hundreds of species in the process. A connected and protected Florida Wildlife Corridor ensures these tortoises have the space, food, and habitat available to live out their long lives as a keystone species. | Florida Wi

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🎉 Happy #GopherTortoiseDay! 🐢 For 60 million years, gopher tortoises have roamed Florida’s uplands, shaping the landscape and creating burrows that shelter hundreds of species. These gentle, long-lived reptiles play a vital role in our ecosystems, but they need our help. As part of our effort to educate the public about this important and wonderful creature, FWF has developed two signs that provide information about how to interact with this threatened species safely. These two signs display i

41.5K viewsApr 10, 2025

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FWC extends order making it easier for Florida developers to uproot gopher tortoises

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Join us for a Day in the Life of a Gopher Tortoise for Florida Gopher Tortoise Day! Gopher tortoises are a keystone species whose burrows provide important habitats for over 350 commensal species like indigo snakes, burrowing owls, etc. This is why protecting gopher tortoises & their habitat is so essential. | Defenders of Wildlife

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Gopher tortoise relocations spike amid development boom, but Florida running out of room

Gopher tortoise grazing! 🐢 An important task as a wildlife volunteer at our hospital is grazing the injured, sick and/or orphaned gopher tortoises. We walk each tortoise 2x a day to keep them acclimated to the wild and enjoy some much needed outside time. Sign up to become a volunteer using our website at conservancy.org. | Conservancy of Southwest Florida

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The gopher tortoise, a protector of Florida's animals

Do Nothing For One Minute Take a minute, turn up the volume as we leave you this Sunday with gopher tortoises in Titusville, Florida. Videographer: Doug Jensen. https://cbsn.ws/4ayrTaB | CBS Sunday Morning

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Gopher Tortoises in Florida: These slow-moving critters are protected

Gopher Tortoises in Florida: These Slow-moving Critters are Protected

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People keep killing protected gopher tortoises in Florida, and FWC needs help to stop them

Southeastern pocket gopher — The Wildlife Society - Florida Chapter

Gopher tortoises caught on camera sparring in Deltona backyard

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FWC mulls steeper penalties for gopher tortoise harm as development swells

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Saving Florida’s Gopher Tortoises: Group rescues reptiles from death by development

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UF researchers discover new disease fatal to gopher tortoises » College of Veterinary Medicine » University of Florida

Gopher tortoises in Florida: Nonprofits plan to sue for federal protection

Wildlife Officials Warn Floridians Not to Throw Baby Tortoises Into the Sea

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