How We're Protecting Gopher Tortoises

Keep an eye out for the Florida gopher tortoise, a threatened species

Can't stop bobbing our heads to this beat 🐢 Head bobbing is a behavior commonly seen in male gopher tortoises and is a way to compete or communicate dominance. However, both of our gopher tortoises are female. Though head bobbing is a typical male behavior, female gopher tortoises can wag or bob their heads to assert dominance over other female gopher tortoises as well. Head to our Everglades exhibit on Level 4 and see if you can catch our gopher tortoises in action! 🐢 | Phillip and Patricia F

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Gopher tortoises do so much for our ecosystems, which is why we’re starting our biggest gopher tortoise habitat enhancement project yet! 🐢 💪 Gopher tortoises need open-canopy, sandy habitats with low grasses and vegetation. In Florida, these habitats are in decline, so we’re making a few of our own! Join us as we clear overgrown vegetation, plant native species, and restore habitat for gopher tortoises on our preserve lands this fall and winter by signing up to volunteer with us: https://sccf.