As daylight fades, Kissimmee Prairie reveals perhaps its most spectacular feature – a night sky untainted by light pollution. Designated as Florida’s first and only Dark Sky Park by the International ...

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.

Hugh Taylor Birch State Park in Fort Lauderdale is Florida’s ultimate plot twist – a lush, 180-acre tropical haven sandwiched between luxury high-rises and the Atlantic Ocean, proving that Mother ...

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 ...

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

The Georgia Gopher Tortoise Initiative has successfully reached its goal of permanently protecting 65 gopher tortoise populations.

The Gopher Tortoise is Georgia’s official state reptile. No. 65 is an easement that will conserve over 250 tortoises and ...

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

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