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Unknown Vandal Spray Paints Tortoises, Prank Leaves Animals Ailing and in Need of Constant Care
Two gopher tortoises were spray painted with bright colors in Naples, Florida, causing a local conservancy to rush to their aid An act of vandalism could have a lasting effect on a pair of gopher ...
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Lawsuit Challenges Denial of Endangered Species Protection to Gopher Tortoise
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Nokuse Education, Inc. sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for denying Endangered Species Act protections to gopher tortoises ...
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Gopher Tortoise Denied Lifesaving Endangered Species Act Protection
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Following a petition and lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today denied Endangered Species Act protections to the eastern ...
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11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert
Aug. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) An endangered desert tortoise sits in the middle of a road at the proposed location of three BrightSource Energy solar-energy generation complexes in the ...
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‘Florida Stands With Israel,’ K9 and gopher tortoise specialty license plates coming soon
Three more specialty license plates will soon be available on Florida’s roads including ones supporting Israel, K9s and ...