Dog is first in United States trained to find gopher tortoises and burrows. Goal is to protect gopher tortoises from development. Gopher tortoise burrows provide food and habitat for about 365 species ...
The gopher tortoise is a protected species, and it’s illegal to move them. That’s unless they are trying to cross a road or ...
Today from 3–6 p.m., Troy University’s Naturalist Club hosts free Gopher Tortoise Day at the Arboretum with family activities and live animals to highlight this threatened keystone species.