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 ...

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 ...

After a gopher tortoise was recently hit by a car, East Lee Wildlife Stewardship Group wants Lee County to install signs for gopher tortoise crossings.