As this keystone species' name suggests, the gopher tortoise is an expert at living underground — like a gopher. Gopher tortoises have shovel-like front legs and strong, thick back legs to help them ...
Two gopher tortoises, found spray-painted blue and pink, were taken to receive treatment from the Conservancy of Southwest ...
An African tortoise that ran, or walked slowly, away from his Clearwater home earlier this month has been reunited with his ...
Gopher tortoises are among Florida's most ancient-looking critters, and they thrive at places like Bowditch Point Park at the north end of Fort Myers Beach. Bowditch has plenty of grassy hills ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Nokuse Education, Inc. sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for denying Endangered Species Act protections to gopher tortoises ...
Behind the football stadium on the Tortuga trail and surrounding dorms is a 95-acre preserve dedicated to the conservation of ...
Two gopher tortoises were spray-painted in the past week, according to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. One of the ...
Due to many anthropogenic threats, the gopher tortoise is declining throughout its range in the southeastern United States. Translocation—the movement of animals from one location to another—has ...
As the longest snake native to North America, the eastern indigo snake is distinguished by its striking, indigo-blue sheen, a unique feature that sets it apart from other snakes. Unfortunately ...