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.

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 ...

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.

The population at Honeymoon Island has been hit especially hard after surge from Hurricane Helene last year inundated and ...

Hidden just outside Tampa in the tiny town of Thonotosassa lies Hillsborough River State Park – 3,383 acres of pristine Florida wilderness that somehow remains one of the state’s best-kept secrets.

Florida’s wild icons—from panthers to butterflies—are vanishing fast, caught in the crosshairs of development and climate ...

The Cincinnati Bengals are 2-0, but the road ahead is suddenly daunting. Joe Burrow suffered a toe injury in their Week 2 victory, and ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Monday that the star quarterback ...

Turtles and tortoises are not the same. Turtles are aquatic and reside in water. Tortoises are land-dwellers and typically sink in water. The exception to the name rule is the box turtle, which ...