By Steve Plunkett
Nature lovers and Boca Raton’s threatened gopher tortoises are getting a boost in the coming budget year — new preserve land is being cleaned up and made accessible to the public south of Hidden Valley Boulevard and west of Dixie H
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Scott McOwen, the veterinarian at the Sandoway House, talks
to children about Sir Speedy the gopher tortoise, who is a permanent
resident of Sandoway House. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Paula Detwiller
Imagine drawing a blood sample from a maca
