Gopher tortoises in limited parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and western Alabama are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. Those in eastern Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina ...

What would you say are some hallmarks of longtime Floridians? As a Florida native, I’d say a love of our plentiful outdoor ...

a lot of medium-sized burrows and a ton of little baby tortoise nests. He calls them his friends and works to protect them. The gopher tortoise is native to the southeastern United States and is a ...

A gopher tortoise was picked up in Port St. Lucie, when a homeowner found her in their yard painted with nail polish.

CALEB CALIFANO IS IN PALM CITY WITH THE DANGERS THAT EXPERTS SAY THE CRIME DID TO THE TORTOISE AND THE ECOSYSTEM. THIS POOR GIRL IS A GOPHER TORTOISE, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE OUTER LAYER OF HER ...

The colored orbs were shells of gopher tortoises that had been spray painted, which is illegal in Florida, officials say. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission photo A strange pink and ...

Due to many anthropogenic threats, the gopher tortoise is declining throughout its range in the southeastern United States. Translocation—the movement of animals from one location to another—has ...