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

St. George Island State Park occupies the eastern end of its namesake island, a 22-mile sliver of paradise floating in the Gulf of Mexico along the state’s forgotten coast. And “forgotten” is the ...

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 ...

She’s spent 20 days at Honeymoon Island State Park urging drivers to slow down. It’s working. Max Chesnes is the Tampa Bay Times' environment and climate reporter, covering public lands, water quality ...

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 ...

Southwest Florida's rapid development creates jobs in construction and gopher tortoise relocation services. Licensed agents ...

Maggie Serus is hard to miss, and that’s the point. It’s a searing summer morning at Honeymoon Island State Park, and just beyond the toll booth, donning a bright orange vest and a leopard print ...

DUNEDIN, Fla. (WFLA) — Officers from Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission conducted a “Speed is a No-No” operation at Honeymoon Island State ...

ENGLEWOOD – The Environmental Conservancy of North Port and Surrounding Areas closed Sept. 5 on the purchase of a quarter-acre lot in prime Florida Scrub-Jay habitat on Clearwater Street, after ...

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

An 11-year-old Florida panther was found dead just outside Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park from a vehicle strike. Street View Image from March 2023 © 2025 ...