Posts Tagged ‘gopher tortoise’
Time of Year for Baby Gopher Tortoises
Photo by Daniel Parker It’s that time of year when many terrestrial turtles are laying eggs, and hatchlings can be seen moving around. Although storm surges from 2022 – 2024…
Read MoreLive Gopher Tortoise Burrow Cam Coming Soon!
We are incredibly grateful to the Charitable Foundation of the Islands (CFI) 100+ Women Who Care for fully funding SCCF’s Gopher Tortoise Live Cam project. For over two decades, SCCF…
Read MoreCelebrate National Gopher Tortoise Day with Us!
Join us for a one-day-only sale this Friday, April 10, at SCCF’s Native Landscapes and Garden Center from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., where all gopher tortoise-friendly plants will be…
Read MoreCECI 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 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 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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