Friday, April 26, 2019

Gopher Tortoise


Gopher tortoises face serious threats in southwest Florida as real estate development infringes on
the tortoises' native habitat.  This gopher tortoise lives at Barefoot Beach County Preserve.

5 comments:

Barbara Rogers said...

I hope he/she survives and thrives. They sure are fun to see (or at least their burrows) in the wild.

RedPat said...

It is good that there is a preserve for them!

Lois said...

I used to see them all the time, but not so much anymore. My grandfather would have grabbed this one up and made gopher stew out of it!

William Kendall said...

Quite a face.

Stefan Jansson said...

I hope they can fix that issue.