![]() ![]() The soil thus becomes mellow and porous after being penetrated with burrows. The old nests, toilets, and partially filled pantries are buried well below the surface where the buried vegetation and droppings become deep fertilization. Their tunnels are built and extended, then gradually fill up with soil as they are abandoned. This enormous achievement reflects the gopher’s important ecological function. Pocket gophers live one to two years and the majority of the population consists of young adults.Ī typical pocket gopher can move approximately a ton of soil to the surface each year.If the snow melts rapidly it saturates the ground and floods the burrows. A deep snowpack can result in high gopher mortality. ![]() Owls and hawks capture gophers above ground. ![]()
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