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

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

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.

The animals are typically outside of their burrows midday to bask in peak sunlight ... She had never seen a gopher tortoise until she moved to Florida in 2023. But once she began visiting Honeymoon ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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

The state Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that the Georgia Gopher Tortoise Initiative has reached its goal of permanently protecting 65 viable tortoise populations. No. 65 is an ...

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