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Learning about 'Nature Next Door' - Sep 24, 2008 Gainesville Sun,..."Let's get down to gopher tortoise level," Musen said, standing on a path that divided the freshly burned forest from a thicker stand that hadn't been High tech meets nature - Sep 22, 2008 Moultrie Observer,On Saturday, some baby tortoises from Reed Bingham State Park’s Gopher Tortoise Management project were released back into the park after being given a Helping to save Gopher Tortoises - Sep 19, 2008 WTOC,By Brooke Kelley - bio | email JEKYLL ISLAND, GA (WTOC) - The Gopher tortoise is the Georgia state reptile but it's facing extinction. A Race Against the Bulldozers to Save Tortoises - Sep 9, 2008 HSUS News,...“The thing about gopher tortoise rescue is that it's full of mixed emotions,� Hobgood said. “Relocation is stressful for tortoises under the best of Tortoises now big celebrities - Sep 15, 2008 Moultrie Observer,The Gopher Tortoise Management project started out about six years ago and has turned into a nationally recognized wildlife project, said Powell. Animal lovers rescue endangered reptile in Simpsonville - Sep 12, 2008 Greenville News,Instead, she discovered a species of turtle she never knew existed before -- an endangered gopher tortoise that measured 13 inches long and weighed about 20 Finding an escape from the noise - Sep 13, 2008 Corvallis Gazette Times,It looks like the hole made by a gopher tortoise. Lots of things take up residence in gopher tortoise burrows, including rattlesnakes. A turtle hurdle at fairgrounds - Sep 9, 2008 Gainesville Sun,Gopher tortoise habitat is generally high and dry — primarily scrub and pine flatwoods. That type of land is increasingly being developed. Dismembered Tortoise Found During Raid - Sep 8, 2008 Tampa Tribune,Deputies said they found what appeared to be a slaughtered gopher tortoise in the kitchen sink. Resident Donna Stanley, who goes by the alias "Mama G," Rounding up invasive reptiles - Sep 23, 2008 Sarasota Herald-Tribune,...brown anole lizards — themselves an introduced species — that used to scurry over the ground, and iguana tracks lead down gopher tortoise burrows. Can't wait to get their Paws On it - Sep 21, 2008 Florida Today,In the inland area, where the "soil cube" structure resides, now called the Gopher Tortoise Inn, kids can build animal homes. The centerpiece will be the Area student earns $1000 scholarship from bank - Sep 12, 2008 News Chief,...four years working on a project with Bok Tower Gardens," Futch said, "which created simulated gopher tortoise burrows for the threatened Indigo snakes. Lee wins state grant to restore Pine Island habitat, build ... - Sep 11, 2008 Naples Daily News,Habitat there hosts listed species such as the bald eagle, wood stork, gopher tortoise, golden leather fern and giant airplant. The property will be managed Outstanding Tree Farmer recognized - Sep 11, 2008 Gainesville Sun,...thinning, extensive road and trail maintenance, and the enhancement of hardwood hammock areas for wildlife habitat, including gopher tortoise as well as Fay rains offer lesson about Florida wetlands - Sep 5, 2008 Daytona Beach News-Journal,A gopher tortoise peered from his burrow. Fish jumped in the dark water, eagles wheeled over the currents and a large deer swam the torrent to reach the Planning Commission meeting includes hearing on Florida Landing - Sep 4, 2008 Holmes County Times Advertiser,The plan includes space for a 25-acre school site, and there are 40 acres worth of gopher tortoise areas. Proposed build-out time frame is 10 years. Critics Picks: August 29, 2008 - Aug 28, 2008 Naples Daily News,Gopher tortoise, information from a ranger, 9:30 am Friday, Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park, 11135 Gulfshore Drive, Naples. $5 eight people and a car; Lee conservation site gets $1.5 million grant - Sep 17, 2008 Florida Weekly,Habitat there hosts listed species such as the bald eagle, wood stork, gopher tortoise, golden leather fern and giant airplant. The property will be managed Prosecution Rare On Gopher Tortoise Destruction - Aug 6, 2008 Tampa Tribune,By DOUG CARMAN SEBRING - A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer said she observed an active gopher tortoise burrow with bulldozer tread Gopher tortoise sanctuary: 'State turtle zoo?' - Aug 2, 2008 Sebastian Sun,St. Lucie County wants to get into the gopher tortoise business. And in several easy payments, the county could find itself with a money-making investment St. Lucie County might add gopher tortoise sanctuary, make money ... - Jul 27, 2008 TCPalm,And now an environmental company wants the county to set aside land for a gopher tortoise sanctuary. RL Weigt Environmental Consultants of Hobe Sound is Titan America's Center Sand Relocates Gopher Tortoises to On-Site ... - Jul 17, 2008 MarketWatchA recent addition to the endangered species list, the gopher tortoise is named for its gopher-like tendency to dig burrows extending to the water table. Turtle tag: Researchers take close look at Marco’s gopher tortoise ... - Jul 16, 2008 Marconews,Project head is Julie Ross, who for the past couple of years has been monitoring Marco’s gopher tortoise population, but only by observation and keeping Dwindling funds, tortoise find muck up Rose Bay cleanup - Jul 28, 2008 Daytona Beach News-Journal,Eighty gopher tortoise burrows have been found on the spoil island. Work has begun to trap and remove the tortoises. Army Corps of Engineers officials are Highlands Should Protect Its Sensitive Land - Aug 12, 2008 Tampa Tribune,...the gopher tortoise. Just how many hundreds of these animals have been bulldozed into oblivion is anyone's guess. How many of them have been buried alive, EELs program gets Titusville land Friday - Jul 29, 2008 Florida Today,Environmental studies show the site had the ecology to support protected species such as the gopher tortoise, the eastern indigo snake, the Florida pine Fort Stewart to get pine seedlings - Aug 12, 2008 Creative Coast Initiative,...the plantings create ecosystems that attract endangered species, such as the indigo snake, red-cockaded woodpecker and gopher tortoise. Estero sheriff’s substation is currently signal 8 - Aug 3, 2008 Naples Daily News,A second possible location didn’t work out due to environmental concerns, including gopher tortoise burrows in the area. Estero does not have a substation, County takes control of first Crooked Lake lands - Aug 2, 2008 Lake Wales News,The land was purchased largely to protect a gopher tortoise migration area. Although announced and approved months ago, the deal officially closed in just Managed forests good for wildlife - Jul 30, 2008 Hattiesburg American,In South Mississippi, keeping sediment out of streams and heavy equipment away from gopher tortoise burrows are key concerns. Again, with a little planning Volunteers turn spoil islands into splendor - Jul 25, 2008 Daytona Beach News-Journal,A new gopher tortoise excavation was discovered nearby. "Like other organizations, we were cleaning a mile of highway as one of our community services," Askew goes where most vets don't - Jul 24, 2008 Biloxi Sun Herald,...has removed oral tumors from sharks, sutured cut dolphins, pulled arrows out of alligators and used screws on gopher tortoise shells. The 57-year-old, County Will Buy Two Land Tracts - Jul 24, 2008 The Ledger,Commissioners had previously approved the purchase of the 1148-acre Dunham site to the south as a gopher tortoise mitigation site. Fernbank's 'Reptile Day' lays fears aside - Jul 23, 2008 Access Atlanta,Southern Hognose Snake, Gopher Tortoise (Georgia's state reptile), Alligator Snapping Turtle, Bearded Dragon, Blue Tongued Skink and more. Conserving Mississippi - Jul 22, 2008 Jackson Clarion Ledger,..."For example, partnering with those who are improving habitat for the gopher tortoise in Mississippi, which is a threatened species, also improves wild Port St. Lucie's dilemma - Jul 18, 2008 Palm Beach Post,The park is home to such endangered and threatened species as the Florida scrub jay, gopher tortoise and eastern indigo snake. State and federal officials Two tracts of land protected from development - Jul 17, 2008 Macon Telegraph,Rockwell said the Gillis land is home to gopher tortoise burrows and might eventually be suitable for relocating endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers, [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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