Gopher Tortoise - Wanted Alive

South Carolina Wildlife TV Show

The video above is in the Microsoft Windows Media Player Format (mpg). The size of the mpg file is 29M and 8:36 minutes long.

The Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve is approximately 1,500-acres and home to the rare and state-listed endangered gopher tortoise, a keystone reptile that provides shelter for many other species of animals in its 30-foot long underground burrows, which are about 10 to 15 feet deep. The preserve is the northernmost known location of the large, terrestrial tortoises, which have stumpy, elephantine hind feet. South Carolina Wildlife Magazine airs at 6:30 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month on ETV. Check your local listings.

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