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Tortoise Tactic.

Authors :
Rich, Sarah
Source :
Government Technology; Jan2012, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p40-40, 1p
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

The article describes the case of Florida's permitting system that ensures that threatened tortoises are relocated from construction sites. It notes that Florida land developers were allowed to pave over the burrows of the gopher tortoise as long as they paid for a permit, generating millions of dollars in revenue at the expense of thousands of tortoises killed and their habitat destroyed. The new system helps developers find landowners willing to relocate the tortoises on their property.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10439668
Volume :
25
Issue :
1
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Government Technology
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
71846210