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    GOPHER TORTOISE (gopherus polyphemus)




    Links:
    • Wikipedia
    • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
    • Florida Fish and Wildlife Species Profile
    • Gopher Tortoise Council
    • Gopher Tortoise Services, Inc.
    • Defenders of Wildlife
    • Friends of the Enchanted Forest
    • Volusia County Government Fact Sheet
    • University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Fact Sheet
    • Western Connecticut State University Fact Sheet
    • Pelotes Island Nature Preserve
    Documents:
    • South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Fact Sheet
    • University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Fact Sheet
    • The Gopher Tortoise and Upland Habitat Protection in Florida: Legal and Policy Consideration, Draft for Workshop Presentation FEB 2003
    • Florida Institute of Phosphate Research: Gopher Tortoises of Central Florida

    Books:

    • The Natural History and Management of the Gopher Tortoise by Ray E. Ashton Jr. and Patricia Sawyer Ashton
    • The Gopher Tortoise: A Life Story by Patricia Sawyer Ashton and Ray E. Ashton Jr.
    • The Gopher Tortoise by Donald G. Schueler


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