With populations spanning all 67 counties, gopher tortoises are far too busy as Florida’s only native tortoise species for ...

Sadly gopher tortoises are struggling to survive as their habitat is destroyed for urban development. They need large, unfragmented parcels of undeveloped land, so any disruptions or barriers in their ...

In 2016, the Gopher Tortoise Council adopted April 10 as Gopher Tortoise Day in Florida to increase awareness and ...

Park rangers say at least 84 gopher tortoises are now living at Fort de Soto Park near St. Petersburg. Prior to Hurricane ...

Gopher Tortoise Day is April 10, with the goal of raising awareness for the threatened species. CREDIT: WINK News WINK News saw a couple of gopher tortoises enjoying the afternoon weather on ...

Gopher tortoises have already lost 97% of the longleaf pine savannas they historically inhabited and continue to be severely threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation driven by urbanization. This ...

Why it matters: Gopher tortoises are in trouble ... Their burrows provide shelter, food and other resources for more than 350 species, some of which face their own dwindling numbers.

Happy Gopher Tortoise Day. Gopher tortoises are found in all 67 Florida counties and are frequently seen in neighborhoods, ...

Help protect one of Aiken County’s most unique natural treasures by participating in a special Earth Day Cleanup at the Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve. Hosted by Keep Aiken County ...

The Guardian reports that Fort de Soto county park’s gopher tortoise population has actually increased since Hurricane Helene. Park rangers recently reported 84 active burrows in the Florida ...

But something stood out in the rubble: Where the sea and shore met, in the shallow waves, there was a tannish-brown gopher tortoise. And then another. And another. “That’s odd,” Harshbarger ...