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Wildlife
The Gopher Tortoise — Florida's Most Important Animal That Almost Nobody Notices, and the 350 Species That Live in Its Burrow
The gopher tortoise digs a 30-40 ft burrow, ~10 ft deep, that 350+ other species share — indigo snakes, gopher frogs, Florida mice, rattlesnakes, beetles. Listed Threatened in Florida. Touch one and you commit a state violation. Where to see them, the law, and why this is Florida's most important animal.
Wildlife
Florida Scrub-Jay — Oscar Scherer State Park and Florida's Only Endemic Bird
The Florida Scrub-Jay is the only bird species found nowhere else on Earth but Florida. Population fell from 40,000 to 4,000 in a century. Oscar Scherer State Park, Sarasota County, is where you go to see one — at sunrise, on the Lester Finley Trail.