Floridians are gearing up to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day on April 10th, a statewide event dedicated to raising awareness about the vital role these reptiles play in the state's ecosystems. The ...

Gopher tortoises share their burrows with more than 350 other species, and are therefore referred to as a keystone species. In Florida, the gopher tortoise is listed as threatened.

Gopher tortoise rescued by Conservancy of Southwest Florida after being spray painted. Conservancy of Southwest Florida “Paint on any turtle shell is problematic because the carapace is bone ...

Gopher tortoises share their burrows with more than 350 other species, and are therefore referred to as a keystone species. In Florida, the gopher tortoise is listed as threatened.

The sheer number of species that rely on a gopher tortoise burrow for survival, roughly 365, and the diversity of creatures sharing the burrow is astounding. Also, how deep, long and sturdy the ...

The orb turned out to be a gopher tortoise that had been spray painted, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida reported in a Nov. 21 news release.

The only tortoise native to Florida, gopher tortoises are icons on tall, hilly dunes and scrubby pine and palmetto uplands. They're long-lived animals that mature around the same rate as humans ...