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    Gopher Tortoise Council

    Working to conserve the gopher tortoise and the fascinating world in which it lives
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Recent News:

Larry Landers Student Research Grant - February 5, 2025.

The J. Larry Landers Student Research Grant is a Gopher Tortoise Council competitive grant program for undergraduate and graduate students. We will award 1-2 grants of up to $3,000 each annually. This is an excellent opportunity for students to access funding for their thesis research. 

Please click here for more information on eligibility, reporting requirements, and application guidelines and format.

 

Gopher Tortoise Day Grant - March 15, 2025.

The GTC Gopher Tortoise Day Grant was established to support educators and organizations that would like to develop a program or need funds to participate in Gopher Tortoise Day, April 10th.

Please click here for more information on eligibility, reporting requirements, and application guidelines and format.

Click HERE for the latest news and announcements from the Gopher Tortoise Council, including:

  • Letter from the Co-Chair
  • GTC Announcements
  • 2024 Annual Meeting Details
  • Recent Research: 
    • Seasonal frugivory drives both diet inconsistency and individual specialization in the generalist herbivore gopher tortoise
    • Simulation modeling to assess line transect distance sampling under a range of translocation scenarios
    • Status of historical translocations of gopher tortoises outside of their geographic range in central Alabama
    • Inflated predictions from a flawed model influenced the decision to deny federal protection for the gopher tortoise
    • Common-garden experiment reveals outbreeding depression and region-of-origin effects on reproductive success in a frequently translocated tortoise
    • Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) vertebrate burrow commensals within a private, working forest landscape
    • Status, distribution, and management of gopher tortoises in highly urbanized southeastern Florida

Do you have a Florida-registered vehicle? Do you or someone you know love gopher tortoises?

Click HERE to learn more about how to reserve your plate and support gopher tortoise habitat conservation, education, and research!

Gopher tortoise license plate design by artist Matt Patterson.