Keep an eye out for the Florida gopher tortoise, a threatened species
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Happy Gopher Tortoise Day! Let’s get to know our Gopher Tortoise, Digger! Gopher tortoises have flattened feet and powerful claws to dig deep burrows that provide safety from predators and harsh weather. Many animals seek out safety, nesting, or shelter in burrows created by gopher tortoises; over 350 species have been documented to do so. Digger came to the River Museum after he was previously a pet for 35 years. Gopher tortoises have been known to live to 60 years of age in the wild, though ma
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Gopher tortoises are ecosystem engineers whose burrows support a beautiful web of life. This is just another example of how much we need biodiversity. To learn more about biodiversity and what you can do to help, click here: �� Video Credits: Odyssey Earth, Brento Lapento, Lorenzo Phrazaphath, James Sullivan, Nathan Yoder, Mississippi Army National Guard, 102d Public Affairs Detachment, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission | The Nature Conservancy
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To celebrate #WildTurtleWeek, take a moment to appreciate this important ecosystem engineer: the gopher tortoise! More than 350 different species have been documented using the burrows that gopher tortoises create. As you can see in this video, these range from mammals, like the imperiled Florida mouse, to amphibians, like the secretive gopher frog! Hundreds of invertebrates also use the burrows, and some species cannot persist without them. To help support gopher tortoise conservation, FWC rese
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We had two gopher tortoise releases yesterday on Gopher Tortoise Day! Both were found looking unwell and struggling. The patient from Marco Island was in our care since February 15th and the other tortoise was in the hospital since December 29th. It’s been a long time coming for these tortoises, but it was rewarding watching them be back in their natural habitat. Thank you Brittany P. for helping us with the releases. #gophertortoiseday #wildliferehab #wildliferelease #keystonespecies #threatene
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A Gopher tortoise #wildanimals #wildlife #gophertortoise
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