A Vero Beach man, 28, was taken into custody July 31 on an active warrant for the unlawful taking of a gopher tortoise.

Georgia wildlife officials say the state has reached a milestone in its push to protect gopher tortoises, even as some environmental groups say more needs to be done.

Manatee County receives a 20% discount for its own projects that require gopher tortoise relocation. A developer pays market ...

Gopher Tortoises/At A Glance. The gopher tortoise is federally listed as threatened in Louisiana, Mississippi and western ...

Gopher tortoises are protected under state law. It’s illegal to handle or even relocate the animals, with one exception. The Florida Wildlife Consercation Commission does grant special permission to ...

PINELLAS CO, Fla. — Fort De Soto Park was ravaged by hurricane Helene, leaving behind a trail of debris that took months to cleanup. During that cleanup, park officials noticed something had changed ...

When an iguana crawled from a burrowing owl nest, John Johnson picked up his air gun and started a war. The lizards never saw ...

A.M. A CONTROVERSIAL PROJECT GOT THE GREEN LIGHT RIGHT ON THE PORT ORANGE, NEW SMYRNA BEACH LINE. THE I-95 AND PIONEER TRAIL INTERCHANGE IS MOVING FORWARD DESPITE STRONG OPPOSITION. WESH 2’S PAMELA ...