Creature Comforts | Gopher Tortoises

On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.Noble, half-shelled reptiles living underground and saving lives may sound like a cartoonish idea, but it is the reality for the heroic Gopher Tortoise. Emily Rezac from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks joins us today to discuss these tortoises and how their presence is essential to the survival of many other species.To submit your own question for the show, email us at [email protected] or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.