Happy Turtle Tuesday! 🐢 This week's species spotlight is the Gopher Tortoise. The Gopher Tortoise is considered a keystone species here in South Florida! This means that they are extremely important for the overall structure of their ecosystems. Due to habitat loss, these amazing creatures have unfortunately become a state-designated threatened species! Gopher tortoises are primarily herbivorous, meaning that their diet is predominantly plant based. Some of their all-time favorite foods are gra
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It’s Gopher Tortoise Day in Florida! 🐢 You can find gopher tortoises at many of our parks and nature preserves, munching on grasses and other plants along hiking trails. Fun fact: gopher tortoises dig underground burrows that are used for protection by dozens of other wildlife species. Have you seen a gopher tortoise before? Video: Jason Boeckman | Visit Fort Myers
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1K views · 16 reactions | ⭐Meet one of Florida's important keystone species - the gopher tortoise. Without its burrows, many important species would surely disappear. Have you seen gopher tortoises along the Florida Trail?  #floridanature #floridatrail #keepFLwild | Florida Trail Association | Facebook
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April 10th is Gopher Tortoise Day! The Gopher Tortoise is considered a threatened species and is protected under state law in Florida. They descended from a land tortoise that lived in North America 60 million years ago, making them one of the oldest living species in North America! Gopher tortoises are a keystone species, making them important for their environments. Their burrows help provide shelter for over 350 other species. The animals that benefit from their burrows are called Gopher Tort
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