Tag: Gopher Tortoise
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Gopher tortoise. Photo by FWC.
Service, Department of Defense adopt credit strategy for Southeast installations benefiting gopher tortoise and other species
March 24, 2017 | 2 minute read
Tifton, Ga. – A first-in- the-nation conservation plan, crafted by the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and state wildlife agencies in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, protects at-risk gopher tortoises here while helping military bases to continue training and testing missions across the tortoise’s Southern turf. Read the full story... -
Gopher tortoise. Photo by Randy Browning, USFWS.Federal agency clarifies request for gopher tortoise information following its 90-Day finding
January 12, 2010 | 3 minute read
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced a clarification of its public information request originally made in its September 9, 2009 Gopher tortoise 90-day finding notice, and its extension of the official public comment period. Read the full story... -
Gopher tortoise. Photo by Randy Browning, USFWS.
Federal finding means gopher tortoise status in the eastern portion of its range merits further review
September 9, 2009 | 4 minute read
The Gopher tortoise may warrant federal protection as a threatened or endangered species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today, following an initial review of a petition seeking to protect the gopher tortoise in the eastern portion of its range under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Service will undertake a more thorough status review of the species to determine whether to propose adding the species to the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife and plants. Read the full story...