Here are some links for Gopher Tortoise info, and please make sure it's a gopher tortoise and not a desert tortoise.


http://www.gophertortoisecouncil.org/


http://www.nbbd.com/godo/ef/gtortoise/


The gopher tortoise is federally protected as a threatened species except in Florida, where it is listed as a Species of Special Concern by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.