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Gopher Tortoise Contacts

For specific inquiries related to Gopher Tortoise permitting requirements and status, please contact:

Main Office Mr. Richard D. McCann Gopher Tortoise Permit Coordinator Division of Habitat and Species Conservation Species Conservation Planning Section Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 620 South Meridian Street Mail Station 2A Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600 (850)410-0656 extension 17327 Fax: (850)488-5297	Northwest Region North Central Region Ms. Daphne McCann Species Conservation Planning Section FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 620 South Meridian Street, Mail Station 2A Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600 (850)410-0656, ext. 17328/Fax (850)488-5297
Northeast Region Brevard, Indian River, Orange and Osceola counties Ms. Chance Cowan Species Conservation Planning Section FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 8535 Northlake Boulevard West Palm Beach, FL 33412 (561)625-5122/Fax (561)625-5129	Southwest Region All counties (except Polk County) Ms. Heather Rigney Species Conservation Planning Section FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission DEP Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve Office Post Office Box 309 Terra Ceia, FL 34250 (941)721-2068, ext. 210/Fax (941)721-2070
Flagler, Lake, Marion, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns, Sumter, Volusia counties Mr. Bill McKinstry Species Conservation Planning Section FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 7922 NW 71st Street Gainesville, FL 32653 (352)732-1225/Fax(352)955-3210	Polk County Ms. Chance Cowan Species Conservation Planning Section FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 8535 Northlake Boulevard West Palm Beach, FL 33412 (561)625-5122/Fax (561)625-5129
Collier County Ms. Heather Rigney Species Conservation Planning Section FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission DEP Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve Office Post Office Box 309 Terra Ceia, FL 34250 (941)721-2068, ext. 210/Fax (941)721-2070	South Region All counties (except Collier County) Ms. Chance Cowan (see address noted above)

For inquiries related to the Gopher Tortoise Management Plan, please contact:

Deborah Burr, Gopher Tortoise Plan Coordinator
Division of Habitat and Species Conservation
Species Conservation Planning Section
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
620 South Meridian Street (Mail Station 2A)
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600
(850)410-0656 extension 17332
Fax: (850)921-1847

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