Why Is This Gopher Tortoise Head-Banging?

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

Yes — spotting a Baby Gopher Tortoise at Hundred Acre Hollows is entirely plausible and actually a sign of healthy habitat! Here are a few key things to keep in mind and what this means. 🐢 Why spotting a baby tortoise is a big deal • Gopher tortoise eggs and young face extremely high mortality: “ about one in every hundred eggs will survive to hatch”.  • Thus: seeing a baby tortoise indicates successful nesting, incubation, hatching and survival of early vulnerabilities. • It also suggests tha

Gopher tortoise - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

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

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