One burrow at a time: saving the gopher tortoise
A mature gopher tortoise on the De Soto National Forest. The Forest Service manages critical habitat for this species, as well as other threatened and endangered species by improving forest lands which are critical habitat for the gopher tortoise. (U.S. Forest Service photo by Laura Fielder)…
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A head start for tortoises
Gopher tortoise eggs are collected on the De Soto National Forest so they can be sent a head start program on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery in Louisiana. (USDA Forest Service photo by Ed Moody)
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