Why Is This Gopher Tortoise Head-Banging?

A different kind of vandalism: Spray-painted gopher tortoises on road to recovery

As one of the oldest living species on the planet, gopher tortoises are now threatened. Nesting season is from May to mid-July, with typical clutches of 4-8 eggs. Hatchlings emerge from the nest from late August through early November and face immediate threats. As TNC’s Sid Godfrey explains, TNC’s efforts to protect and restore the gopher tortoise population begins with collecting tortoise eggs from the wild. We thank the Mississippi Army National Guard for providing funding as well as logistic

Gopher Tortoise: Facts, Films, Conservation Efforts, and Research

For our End-of-Year Fundraising Campaign, your Giving Season support helps us build the Gopher Tortoise Alliance’s first-ever rehab pens for injured tortoises! 🐢🩺 Gopher tortoises are running out of safe habitat — and the ones left face constant threats from cars, dogs, and development. These pens will give recovering tortoises a safe place to heal before returning to the wild — a critical step in protecting this threatened species. 🏥🌱 When you give, you’re protecting the tortoises, their bu

Big progress happening behind the scenes! 🐢🙌 We’re putting the finishing touches on our pens as we prepare to welcome our very first gopher tortoise patient. 🏥✨ Want to support our work? Visit the link below to donate and see our newly updated wishlist! https://www.gophertortoisealliance.org/donate #behindthescenes #bts #progress #wildliferehabilitation #tortoiserehab #KeystoneConservation #gophertortoisealliance #gophertortoises #gophertortoise #tortoise #tortoises #turtle #turtles #Tortoise

10/23/25 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Gopher Tortoise Technical Assistance Group - The Florida Channel