Carried by hurricane waves, these tortoises were swept to Florida’s Fort De Soto
On the horizon directly in front of her burrow, about two miles offshore, Egmont Key’s historic lighthouse towered over ...
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Gopher Tortoise Denied Lifesaving Endangered Species Act Protection
Following a petition and lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today denied Endangered Species Act protections to the eastern population of gopher tortoise ...
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Lawsuit Challenges Denial of Endangered Species Protection to Gopher Tortoise
Gopher tortoise burrows are considered key features in the large, unfragmented upland ecosystems these communities of wild animals need to survive. Gopher tortoises have already lost 97% of the ...