Posts Tagged ‘gopher tortoise’
CECI Learns from SCCF Biologists About Gopher Tortoises
On a crisp January morning, 10 preschoolers from the Children’s Education Center of the Islands (CECI) joined SCCF biologists to look for gopher tortoises! Children ages 2 – 4 learned…
Read MoreMaking a Difference for Island Gopher Tortoises
SCCF’s Gopher Tortoise Habitat Enhancement project is in full swing, helping enhance habitat for this keystone species! This project supports our existing gopher tortoise monitoring program by creating more suitable…
Read MoreGopher Tortoise Guided Walk
Join us for an interactive guided walk as part of the Gopher Tortoise Habitat Enhancement Project. Led by SCCF wildlife biologists and education staff, participants will explore one of SCCF’s…
Read MoreGopher Tortoise Guided Walk
Join us for an interactive guided walk as part of the Gopher Tortoise Habitat Enhancement Project. Led by SCCF wildlife biologists and education staff, participants will explore one of SCCF’s…
Read MoreGopher Tortoise Guided Walk
Join us for an interactive guided walk as part of the Gopher Tortoise Habitat Enhancement Project. Led by SCCF wildlife biologists and education staff, participants will explore one of SCCF’s…
Read MoreGopher Tortoise Habitat Enhancement Project
We are thrilled to announce our largest-ever gopher tortoise habitat enhancement project. The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a keystone species whose burrows provide shelter for more than 350 other…
Read MoreGopher Tortoise Habitat Enhancement Project Talk
Join us for a special lecture by SCCF Wildlife Biologist, Mike Mills, to kick off the Gopher Tortoise Habitat Enhancement Project on Thursday, October 30 from 2:00–3:30 PM at SCCF’s…
Read MoreSCCF ‘Scoping Out’ Gopher Tortoise Burrows
SCCF’s Wildlife & Habitat Management team has begun their annual gopher tortoise burrow surveys with a new method this year — video scoping. “Using an endoscope camera attached to a…
Read MoreSCCF Biologists Present at South Florida Herpeton Conference
SCCF’s Coastal Wildlife and Wildlife & Habitat Management departments took part in the 2024 Herpeton Conference, which took place Sept. 27-29 at Florida SouthWestern State College. SCCF helped sponsor the conference. …
Read MoreSCCF Recognized for Filling Gaps at Annual Turtle Symposium
SCCF Wildlife Biologist Mike Mills and Wildlife & Habitat Management Director Chris Lechowicz attended the 22nd Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles in Tucson,…
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