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

• Letter from the Co-Chair
• GTC Announcements
• Highlights from the GTC 2023 Meeting
• GTC Letter to FWC Regarding Split Oak Forest
• J. Larry Landers Student Research Spotlight: Michael Brennan
  • Article: Effects of New Land Management Regimes on Florida Scrub lizard Communities, Michael Brennan (Georgia Southern University)
• Recent Research: 
  • Gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) as microclimate engineers: Fine-scale environmental heterogeneity promotes near surface thermal options at burrow sites
  • Black spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura similis) use of gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrows in Buckingham, Florida