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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Gopher Tortoise
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Dec 06, 2022
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May 15, 2025 03:36 PM
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Gopher Tortoise
The gopher tortoise is a large burrowing tortoise that occurs in upland pine forests of the southeastern United States. The gopher tortoise is one of five tortoise species native to North America and the only tortoise species east of the Mississippi River. The sex of individual tortoises can usually be determined by shell dimensions. A male tortoise has a greater degree of lower shell concavity, and a longer gular projection. However, the sex of tortoises at maturity size is difficult to determine (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1990).
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Gopher tortoises in Southern states deserve federal protections, groups say
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Rhishja Cota
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Mar 28, 2023
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Nov 03, 2023 09:33 PM
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Gopher Tortoise,
Endangered Species,
Center for Biological Diversity,
Endangered Species Act,
News,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Longleaf Pine
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Gopher tortoises imperiled by loss of habitat largely caused by human development should be placed on the endangered species list in four southern states, environmental groups said Wednesday as they prepared to sue the federal government over the issue.
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Gopher Tortoise
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Tab Manager
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Feb 15, 2023
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Working Lands for Wildlife,
WLFW,
Gopher Tortoise
NRCS offers technical and financial assistance to help agricultural producers voluntarily conserve gopher tortoise habitat on private lands. This assistance helps producers plan and implement a variety of conservation activities, or practices, that benefit the tortoise and support forestry operations.
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Gopher Tortoise Council
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Jun 04, 2019
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last modified
May 27, 2024 05:20 PM
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Working Lands for Wildlife,
Education,
Longleaf Pine
The Gopher Tortoise Council was formed in 1978 by a group of southeastern biologists and other citizens concerned with the decline of the gopher tortoise. The goals of the Council are: (1) to offer professional advice for management, conservation, and protection of gopher tortoises; (2) to encourage the study of the life history, ecology, behavior, physiology, and management of gopher tortoises and other upland species; (3) to conduct active public information and conservation education programs; (4) to seek effective protection of the gopher tortoise and other upland species throughout the southeastern United States.
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USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
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Jun 04, 2019
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Apr 16, 2024 03:18 PM
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Federal Agengies,
Grasslands and Savannas,
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Eastern Deciduous Forests,
Bog Turtle,
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NRCS helps America’s farmers, ranchers and forest landowners conserve the nation’s soil, water, air and other natural resources. All programs are voluntary and offer science-based solutions that benefit both the landowner and the environment.
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
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Rosanne Hessmiller
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May 30, 2024 06:24 PM
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Gopher Tortoise,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Recreational Fishing,
Fisheries
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is responsible for managing and protecting Louisiana’s abundant natural resources.
Mission Statement
To manage, conserve, and promote wise utilization of Louisiana’s renewable fish and wildlife resources and their supporting habitats through replenishment, protection, enhancement, research, development, and education for the social and economic benefit of current and future generations.
To provide opportunities for and to encourage the use and enjoyment of these resources in a safe and healthy environment both on land and on water.
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Wildlands Conservation
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Rosanne Hessmiller
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Feb 01, 2022 05:55 PM
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Wildlands Conservation’s mission is to conserve and manage wildlands. “Wildlands” is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit land trust and conservation organization comprised of ecologists, land managers, and educators dedicated to keeping our lands wild for wildlife, people, and future generations, forever.
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Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy
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Rosanne Hessmiller
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May 22, 2024 02:12 PM
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Conservation,
Eastern Hellbender
ARC saves herps through a strategic, scientific, and passionate approach that allows us to make a real difference. We implement localized, regional, species-based PARCAs (Priority Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Areas) and weave them together across the country into a national strategy capable of making great impact. We practice Transformative Science with the urgency required to save those species and ecosystems at greatest risk.
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USDA Launches Strategy to Continue Conserving the Gopher Tortoise and its Critical Habitat
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Sep 08, 2020
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Gopher Tortoise
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has released its new 5-year plan to conserve the Southeast’s threatened gopher tortoise by focusing on the conservation and restoration of its key habitat, the longleaf pine forests. Acting NRCS Chief Kevin Norton told Southeast AgNet the fate of the gopher tortoise is linked to habitat quality, and efforts to conserve habitat on private lands will be critical to its continued survival.
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Prescribed Fire
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Web Editor
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Aug 27, 2019
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Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Gopher Tortoise
Prescribed burns used to manage habitat for bobwhite, gopher tortoise.
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