Peeking into Gopher Tortoise Burrows at Birdsong
Walking among the grasses, flowers, and forbs growing in a longleaf pine forest, you’ll want to keep an eye out for gopher tortoise burrows. They’re just big enough for your foot to slide in and trip you. In the video, we visit a few burrows at Birdsong Nature Center in Grady County, Georgia. Our group of local families are led by two researchers: Dr. Lora Smith and Jennifer Howze. They serve on the Gopher Tortoise Council, an organization that works to conserve, research, and educate the public about a species in decline. Click the link to read more and watch the video…
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Who’s Who…
Johann Friedrich Gmelin (1748 – 1804) was a German naturalist, botanist, entomologist, herpetologist and malacologist. He published several textbooks in the fields of chemistry, pharmaceutical science, mineralogy, and botany. Described Testudo hermanni.
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