Gopher tortoises tend to be solitary animals, but during the summer, they socialize because it’s mating season.

Gopher tortoises are an amazing species that burrow and live underground. Read here to learn how other animals also use their burrows!

Santa Rosa County began to fix a problem spot for flooding on Pine Blossom Road -- digging ditches to lay culvert pipes for storm wat ...

Fort De Soto Park Manager, Dave Harshbarger, first noticed the gopher tortoises on the beach. “We did have a gopher tortoise population in the park, but it was limited, 8 known burrows at that time.

Aaron Zimmermann, a environmental specialist for the City of North Port says the tortoises are a common sight. ”They might be roaming through your front yard or crossing the street,“ he said. ”They ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A Vero Beach man is in jail after he was accused of unlawfully taking a gopher tortoise, according to an arrest affidavit. Adrian Devone Evans Jr., 28, of the 3800 block of ...

The gopher tortoise, native to Florida, is considered a keystone species due to its burrowing behavior, which benefits hundreds of other animals.

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A Vero Beach man is in jail after he was accused of unlawfully taking a gopher tortoise, according to an arrest affidavit. Adrian Devone Evans Jr., 28, of the 3800 block of ...

TSA agents in Florida were "shell-shocked" as a woman attempted to smuggle two turtles in her bra.

To protect wood turtles, Henehan recommended people support organizations like the Little Traverse Bay Band or zoos, which have programs that support turtles and other native species in Michigan.

It turns out that a turtle’s shell doesn’t sit on top of its body. It’s part of the turtle’s body. “Turtles are their shells,” Wagner said. “The shell is made up of their bones.

A Florida woman was caught hiding two turtles in her bra while passing through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at the Miami International Airport, the TSA said Thursday.