Yes — spotting a Baby Gopher Tortoise at Hundred Acre Hollows is entirely plausible and actually a sign of healthy habitat! Here are a few key things to keep in mind and what this means. 🐢 Why spotting a baby tortoise is a big deal • Gopher tortoise eggs and young face extremely high mortality: “ about one in every hundred eggs will survive to hatch”.  • Thus: seeing a baby tortoise indicates successful nesting, incubation, hatching and survival of early vulnerabilities. • It also suggests tha
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Yes — spotting a Baby Gopher Tortoise at Hundred Acre Hollows is entirely plausible and actually a sign of healthy habitat! Here are a few key things to keep in mind and what
Hundred Acre Hollows Inc. Giulio Cercato · Smile. Yes — spotting a Baby Gopher Tortoise at Hundred Acre Hollows is entirely plausible and actually a sign of healthy habitat! Here are a few key things to keep in mind and what this means. 🐢 Why spotting a baby tortoise is a big deal • Gopher tortoise eggs and young face extremely high ...
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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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As one of the oldest living species on the planet, gopher tortoises are now threatened. Nesting season is from May to mid-July, with typical clutches of 4-8 eggs. Hatchlings emerge from the nest from late August through early November and face immediate threats. As TNC’s Sid Godfrey explains, TNC’s efforts to protect and restore the gopher tortoise population begins with collecting tortoise eggs from the wild. We thank the Mississippi Army National Guard for providing funding as well as logistic
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As one of the oldest living species on the planet, gopher tortoises are now threatened. Nesting season is from May to mid-July, with typical clutches of 4-8 eggs. Hatchlings emerge from the nest from late August through early November and face immediate threats. As TNC’s Sid Godfrey explains, TNC’s efforts to protect and restore the gopher tortoise population begins with collecting tortoise eggs from the wild. We thank the Mississippi Army National Guard for providing funding as well as logistic
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Gopher tortoises are ecosystem engineers whose burrows support a beautiful web of life. This is just another example of how much we need biodiversity. To learn more about biodiversity and what you can do to help, click here: �� Video Credits: Odyssey Earth, Brento Lapento, Lorenzo Phrazaphath, James Sullivan, Nathan Yoder, Mississippi Army National Guard, 102d Public Affairs Detachment, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission | The Nature Conservancy
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