Massive Gopherus agassizii Relocation Project Finally Successfully Accomplished
The most extensive Gopherus agassizii relocation project performed by the US Marine Corps was finally completed last month. Taking two weeks to complete, over 1100 tortoises were loaded into helicopters and transported to their new location. After each tortoise was captured, it was given a thorough health check before being making the flight. Biologists express concern over the safety of the tortoises as they adapt to a foreign area; however, they will closely monitor the new population to determine the overall success of this mass relocation effort.
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Did You Know…
Many Gopherus berlianderi specimens are observed with necrosis of the carapace resembling white scarring. This is actually a fungus known as Fusarium semitectum.
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Photo from Jeanette Steele.
