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                                              Rhishja Cota 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                              Mar 28, 2023
                                            
                                            
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                                                last modified
                                              
                                              Nov 03, 2023 09:33 PM
                                            
                                        
                                        
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                                          filed under:
                                          
                                            WLFW,
                                          
                                          
                                            Habitat loss,
                                          
                                          
                                            Gopher Tortoise,
                                          
                                          
                                            Endangered Species,
                                          
                                          
                                            Center for Biological Diversity,
                                          
                                          
                                            Endangered Species Act,
                                          
                                          
                                            News,
                                          
                                          
                                            Working Lands for Wildlife,
                                          
                                          
                                            Longleaf Pine
                                          
                                        
                                      
                                      ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Gopher tortoises imperiled by loss of habitat largely caused by human development should be placed on the endangered species list in four southern states, environmental groups said Wednesday as they prepared to sue the federal government over the issue.
                                      
                                          
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