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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Gopher Tortoise
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Web Editor
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Dec 06, 2022
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May 15, 2025 03:36 PM
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USFWS,
Gopher Tortoise
The gopher tortoise is a large burrowing tortoise that occurs in upland pine forests of the southeastern United States. The gopher tortoise is one of five tortoise species native to North America and the only tortoise species east of the Mississippi River. The sex of individual tortoises can usually be determined by shell dimensions. A male tortoise has a greater degree of lower shell concavity, and a longer gular projection. However, the sex of tortoises at maturity size is difficult to determine (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1990).
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Projects
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USFWS Partners Program Celebrates Landowner's Conservation Success
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Rhishja Cota
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published
Oct 21, 2022
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last modified
Oct 21, 2022 03:27 PM
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USFWS,
San Diego,
California,
Landscape Conservation,
News,
USFWS Partners Program,
Landowners
Farms provide a buffer between urban areas and also habitat for wildlife identified in the county’s Multiple Species Conservation Plan. The program compensates landowners for placing an easement on their property to conserve these areas.
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News & Events
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Wildlife & Environmental Contaminants Mapper
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admin
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published
Jun 22, 2021
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last modified
Apr 21, 2025 06:31 PM
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Wildlife,
Maps and Data,
WLFW,
USFWS,
Data and Maps,
Spatial Data,
Environmental Contaminants,
FWS
The Wildlife & Environmental Contaminants Mapper displays the locations of over 100,000 samples from the "Environmental Contaminants Database Management System" (ECDMS) from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Click on sample collection locations to view the details about the samples, and download available results from laboratory tests performed.
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