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A gopher tortoise crawls out of a volunteer-created starter burrow June 3 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. A group of 17 volunteers dug starter burrows to encourage 22 new gopher tortoises to settle in to their new habitat within the relocation pens on Eglin’s range. Eglin is the primary recipient site for gopher tortoise relocations across Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
A gopher tortoise sneaks a peak outside of its container June 3 in Niceville, Fla. A group of 17 volunteers dug starter burrows to encourage the 22 new gopher tortoises to settle into their new habitat within the relocation pens on the Eglin Air Force Base range. Eglin is the primary recipient site for gopher tortoise relocations across Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Robert Bilbow, a 96th Civil Engineer Group biologist, shows volunteers how to create a gopher tortoise burrow June 3 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. A group of 17 volunteers dug starter burrows to encourage 22 new gopher tortoises to settle in to their new habitat within the relocation pens on Eglin’s range. Eglin is the primary recipient site for gopher tortoise relocations across Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Christina Meyer, Jackson Guard Volunteer Coordinator, holds a gopher tortoise prior to releasing it June 3 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. A group of 17 volunteers dug starter burrows to encourage 22 new gopher tortoises to settle in to their new habitat within the relocation pens on Eglin’s range. Eglin is the primary recipient site for gopher tortoise relocations across Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Nadia Cain, an Eglin volunteer, releases a tortoise toward its new burrow June 3 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. A group of 17 volunteers dug starter burrows to encourage the 22 new gopher tortoises to settle into their new habitat within the relocation pens on the range here. Eglin is the primary recipient site for gopher tortoise relocations across Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
A gopher tortoise moves toward a volunteer-created starter burrow June 3 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. A group of 17 volunteers dug starter burrows to encourage the 22 new gopher tortoises to settle into their new habitat within the relocation pens on Eglin’s range. Eglin is the primary recipient site for gopher tortoise relocations across Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Master Sgt. Michael Partain, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, ties flagging tape around a pine tree to mark the spot where he dug a gopher tortoise burrow June 3 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. A group of 17 volunteers dug starter burrows to encourage 22 new gopher tortoises to settle in to their new habitat within the relocation pens on Eglin’s range. Eglin is the primary recipient site for gopher tortoise relocations across Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)