A rescued gopher tortoise arrived at the Nokuse Nature Preserve in Florida’s Panhandle while my sister Erica and I were there. It didn’t know how lucky it was. Across Florida, builders are required to ...

Dog is first in United States trained to find gopher tortoises and burrows. Goal is to protect gopher tortoises from development. Gopher tortoise burrows provide food and habitat for about 365 species ...

A rescued gopher tortoise arrived at the Nokuse Nature Preserve in Florida’s Panhandle while my sister Erica and I were there. It didn’t know how lucky it was. Across Florida, builders are required to ...

Maggie Serus, 71, of Dunedin, uses a sign to warn drivers of the presence of gopher tortoises on the roadway at Honeymoon Island State Park on Sept. 2, after a rash of gopher tortoises have been ...

Spread the loveIn DeLand, Florida, rescuers found a gopher tortoise sprayed with foam insulation over its head, face and neck ...

A rescued gopher tortoise arrived at the Nokuse Nature Preserve in Florida’s Panhandle while my sister Erica and I were there. It didn’t know how lucky it was. Across Florida, builders are required to ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Georgia Gopher Tortoise Initiative has reached its goal of permanently protecting 65 viable tortoise populations, according to a news release from the Georgia Department of ...

Saving gopher tortoises means protecting their homes, not just moving them By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp A rescued gopher tortoise arrived at the Nokuse Nature Preserve in Florida’s Panhandle while my ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A Vero Beach man was charged with the unlawful taking of a gopher tortoise after deputies and a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer found one by his feet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A Vero Beach man was charged with the unlawful taking of a gopher tortoise after deputies and a Florida Fish ...