Is the gopher tortoise a federally-listed species outside the eastern portion of its range?
A14: Yes. The western population of the gopher tortoise, west of the Tombigbee and Mobile Rivers in Alabama then across south Mississippi and extreme southeastern Louisiana, was federally-listed as threatened on July 7, 1987. At the state level, the gopher tortoise is listed as Threatened throughout Florida and as Endangered in South Carolina in the following counties: Aiken, Allendale, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, and Jasper.
