gopher

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His Turner Endangered Species Fund, launched in June 1997, has worked to save gopher tortoises, monarch butterflies and leopard frogs, working mainly with private landowners.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

When the New England Patriots signed Mike Vrabel as a young linebacker in 2001, they sent a gopher from the team’s personnel department to scoop him up at the airport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

“Gopher Broke” by Jeff Fowler and Tim Miller looked at the frustration of a hungry, ambitious gopher; it was their first and so far only nomination.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

An example is the gopher tortoise, which digs burrows that are used by more than 350 other species for breeding, feeding, protection from predators and avoiding extreme temperatures.

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023

The earth was perfect for a gopher hole too, black and soft and yet with a little clay in it so that it didn’t crumble and the tunnels didn’t cave in.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck