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 ...

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

The Heritage Ranch Gopher Tortoise Preserve offers a long-term refuge for slow movers with a big ecological role.

Fewer than 100 dusky gopher frogs were known to remain. Thanks to some very dedicated humans, numbers are now on the rise.

The company was also previously the subject of a class action lawsuit. Employees at the Gopher Resource facilities in Eagan and Tampa, FL, claimed they were exposed to lead and other toxic ...

Elton, a rescued Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, heads back to the Atlantic Ocean after his release at Coney Island Beach on Aug. 6, following months of rehabilitation.

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

A recent study assessed the effectiveness of Malaysia’s decades-old sea turtle egg buyback scheme, which aims to prevent eggs from entering the illegal wildlife trade by purchasing them from ...

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.

A Florida traveler was caught trying to smuggle two turtles through airport security by hiding them in her bra -- prompting authorities to beg fliers not to stash things in "weird places.'' ...