Gopher Tortoise Day is April 10. NPCA is working to save this keystone species, because entire ecosystems in Florida and other states would unravel without it.

One of Southwest Florida's most beloved reptiles is finally getting celebrated the way it always deserved to be. Gopher Tortoise Day is April 10, with the goal of raising awareness for the threatened ...

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) will host a Guided Gopher Tortoise Walk on March 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sanibel. Part of its Gopher Tortoise Habitat Enhancement Project, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rescued gopher tortoise arrived at the Nokuse Nature Preserve in Florida’s Panhandle while my sister Erica and I were there. It ...

WILL BE A RAFFLE AND A SILENT AUCTION. NOW TO AN UPDATE ON A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU LAST MONTH. A GOPHER TORTOISE FOUND COVERED IN NAIL POLISH IS NOW FULLY RECOVERED. CALEB CALIFANO IS IN PALM ...

TCPalm environment reporter Timothy O'Hara heard about a proposed Indian River County housing development that could wipe out an unprecedented number of gopher tortoise burrows. Beyond compiling ...

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) is seeking volunteers for its Gopher Tortoise Habitat Enhancement Project ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Gopher Tortoise Initiative has successfully reached its goal of permanently protecting 65 viable gopher tortoise populations, as announced by the Georgia Department of Natural ...

Not so long ago, one Georgia species was in critical danger of extinction, but in 2022 for the ecosystem, The US Fish and Wildlife Service declared the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)to be no ...

Volunteers at Apopka Birding Park spent a cloudy, damp morning spreading mulch, staking gopher tortoise burrows and clearing ...

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 ...