Wildlife Nation Sneak Peek: Florida Gold

Join host Jeff Corwin on an adventure through central Florida as he helps save threatened gopher tortoises from a new real estate development. It’s a race against time for Jeff and a team of dedicated conservationists to find and remove all the gopher tortoises they can before construction begins. Later, Jeff uncovers how gopher tortoises contribute to Florida’s entire ecosystem by providing important habitat for many other species like the iconic eastern indigo snake and the venomous eastern diamondback rattlesnake. Check your local listings for airtime! To learn more about the wildlife featured in the episode, visit www.defenders.org/wildlifenation Video Transcript: Jeff Corwin: Today on Wildlife Nation... Jeff Corwin: "Am I correct? Is that a rock or is that a tortoise?" Jeff Corwin: We're digging deep for one of the most precious treasures in all of Florida. Jeff Corwin: "He looks like a jewel." Jeff Corwin: We're on the lookout for one of the largest snakes in North America. Speaker 2: "Look, Jeff, over there." Jeff Corwin: We'll connect with the next generation of these keystone species. Jeff Corwin: "How old would this be?" Speaker 3: "Two days old." Jeff Corwin: And, we'll work alongside the conservationists fighting to protect them. Jeff Corwin: "Shall we go save some tortoises?" Speaker 4: "I'm ready." Kent Wimmer: "Let's go." Jeff Corwin: "Let's do it." Speaker 4: "Let's go." Jeff Corwin: I'm Jeff Corwin, and I've teamed up with Defenders of Wildlife to celebrate the awesome creatures of North America and the dedicated conservationists working to protect them. And, you are invited to join the adventure. This is Wildlife Nation.

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