🎉 Happy #GopherTortoiseDay! 🐢 For 60 million years, gopher tortoises have roamed Florida’s uplands, shaping the landscape and creating burrows that shelter hundreds of species. These gentle, long-lived reptiles play a vital role in our ecosystems, but they need our help. As part of our effort to educate the public about this important and wonderful creature, FWF has developed two signs that provide information about how to interact with this threatened species safely. These two signs display i
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🎉 Happy #GopherTortoiseDay! 🐢 For 60 million years, gopher tortoises have roamed Florida’s uplands, shaping the landscape and creating burrows that shelter hundreds of
Florida Wildlife Federation. Isaintjames · Sweets. 🎉 Happy #GopherTortoiseDay! 🐢 For 60 million years, gopher tortoises have roamed Florida’s uplands, shaping the landscape and creating burrows that shelter hundreds of species. These gentle, long-lived reptiles play a vital role in our ecosystems, but they need our help. As part of our ...
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