Builder fined after getting caught destroying burrows

[innocent]

Just a article about a Florida builder being fined.

FWC cites Inverness Village 4 builder for gopher tortoise infractions

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has cited Van Der Valk Construction, which has been building homes in Inverness Village 4, with five counts of gopher tortoise violations.

www.chronicleonline.com

 

[wellington]

Good! The fine should be much bigger so it really hurts!!!

 

[TammyJ]

That little fine won't stop the "progress". Lucky for those rampaging humans that I am not in charge of deciding their punishment.

 

[innocent]

'Recipient sites' in Florida charging up to $6,000 for relocating gopher tortoises... is that sustainable?

A landowner could get thousands of dollars per tortoise, but there are catches, including the land must be reserved forever for conservation.

www.palmbeachpost.com

It looks like people with property in Florida can charge to have Gopher Tortoises released on their property. It was a thousand dollars each just a short while ago and now it is six grand each. Fines for destroying a burrow are 500$.

 

[innocent]

If I had property in Florida it would be packed with tortoises even if I didn't make a cent lol

 

[Adam90]

Just a article about a Florida builder being fined.

FWC cites Inverness Village 4 builder for gopher tortoise infractions

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has cited Van Der Valk Construction, which has been building homes in Inverness Village 4, with five counts of gopher tortoise violations.

www.chronicleonline.com