Fort De Soto Park Manager, Dave Harshbarger, first noticed the gopher tortoises on the beach. “We did have a gopher tortoise population in the park, but it was limited, 8 known burrows at that time.

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The habitat is also home to 98 gopher tortoises, which are threatened in Florida. “We have one of the largest populations of gopher tortoises in the state of Florida,” Cathy said.

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