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 ...

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

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 ...