David Rainer

WFF, 68 Ventures Team Up to Relocate Gopher Tortoises

With about 95 percent of land in Alabama in private ownership, partnerships with landowners and developers are crucial for the conservation of threatened species like the gopher tortoise. That type of collaboration happened recently in Baldwin County when development company 68 Ventures contacted the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division about the discovery of gopher tortoise bur-rows. Chloe Kelly, Director of Entitlements with 68 Ventures, is at the forefront of the company’s ex-tensive efforts to ensure…

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