Florida relocated 97,000 gopher tortoises, but scientists are asking a critical question: Do they survive after being moved?

For decades, Florida's booming development industry has relied on a controversial conservation strategy to protect one of the ...
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Santa Rosa County resumes drainage work after gopher tortoises relocated for $46K

'Getting above ankles': Styx River flooding forces campers out of Baldwin County RV park BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. -- Much of Baldwin County was under a flash flood warning Thursday. Police searching for ...
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Commentary: Saving gopher tortoises means protecting their homes, not just moving them

A rescued gopher tortoise arrived at the Nokuse Nature Preserve in Florida’s Panhandle while my sister Erica and I were there. It didn’t know how lucky it was. Across Florida, builders are required to ...
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'The Tortoises Own the Land, We're Just Paying the Taxes': Florida's Protected Gopher Tortoise Is Costing Landowners and Developers

“It was just peaceful and quiet. We loved the area. My aunt actually lives right next door,” she says. “And it would be within the same school district that our kids are in now.” The plan was simple: ...
Orlando Sentinel

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

Saving gopher tortoises means protecting their homes, not just moving them By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp A rescued gopher tortoise arrived at the Nokuse Nature Preserve in Florida’s Panhandle while my ...
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‘The Tortoises Own the Land, We’re Just Paying the Taxes’: Florida’s Protected Gopher Tortoise Is Costing Landowners and Developers

When Samantha S. and her family bought just over 2 acres in Middleburg, FL, in September 2021, they thought they’d found the perfect place to put down roots. The wooded lot, just minutes from Jennings ...