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Feds declare gopher tortoise not in danger of extinction across most of its range
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The gopher tortoise, whose burrows provide shelter to hundreds of other animals, only needs federal protection in a small area of its six-state range, found a federal wildlife review.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Gopher tortoises — burrowers whose extensive homes shelter many other animals — are generally doing well and need federal protection only in the small area where they were declared threatened 35 years ago, the government said Tuesday.
Gopher tortoises — burrowers whose extensive homes shelter many other animals — are generally doing well and need federal protection only in the small area where they were declared threatened 35 years ago, according to the federal government, though the decision is likely to disappoint an Arizona-ba…
The gopher tortoise, whose burrows provide shelter to hundreds of other animals, only needs federal protection in a small area of its six-state range, found a federal wildlife review.
Gopher tortoises — burrowers whose extensive homes shelter many other animals — are generally doing well and need federal protection only in the small area where they were declared threatened 35 years ago, the government said Tuesday.
Concluding that the animals are “not in danger of extinction,” federal wildlife officials Tuesday rejected listing gopher tortoises in Florida as endangered or threatened species....
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