Corey Hetherman leaves Gophers for DC job at Miami (Florida)

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Pocket gophers are common throughout Central Florida, but rarely seen in person! This is because they are “fossorial”, meaning they spend the majority of their lives underground. . Pocket gophers are often confused with moles, but are quite different. Gophers are larger, in the rodent family, and strictly herbivorous. Moles on the other hand, consume insects such as grubs and worms. . Otherwise harmless, pocket gophers become a concern when they are found on properties traveled regularly by live