Tucked away in the back of the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, 10 rescued gopher tortoises spend their days grazing and ...

The Guardian reports that Fort de Soto county park’s gopher tortoise population has actually increased since Hurricane Helene. Park rangers recently reported 84 active burrows in the Florida ...

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 ...

It is time again to cheer on the contestants for the 61st Annual Gopher Turtle Race. The Bay County Tradition has seen changes over the years, but the robotic, remote controlled “tortoises ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – April 10th, Floridians are invited to ‘shell-I-brate’ Gopher Tortoise Day. Gopher tortoises are found in all 67 counties in Florida and are often found in ...

An eastern box turtle kept as a pet has been rehabilitated by a rescue in New Jersey and got her first chance to see the sun in decades this month Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter ...

Root and Gus, the museum's famous, beloved centenarian gopher tortoise, have not met, partly because they may not get along, but also because turtles can pass diseases to each other. But with ...

Onassis, a giant Amazon river turtle, has lived at the zoo since Valentine's Day 1969. She was named after shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, who had married Jackie Kennedy a few months prior.