Environmentalists sue for gopher tortoise ESA protections

  • Photo courtesy of the Center for Biological Diversity Gopher tortoises like this one dig deep burrows that serve not only as shelter for themselves, but for over 300 over species. They were removed from the protections of the Endangered Species Act in late 2022.
    Photo courtesy of the Center for Biological Diversity Gopher tortoises like this one dig deep burrows that serve not only as shelter for themselves, but for over 300 over species. They were removed from the protections of the Endangered Species Act in late 2022.
A group of environmental organizations is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to get gopher tortoises listed as endangered once again. The Center for Biological Diversity and Nokuse Education,…

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