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 ...

The gopher tortoise is extremely important to our ecosystem. The burrows they dig provide shelter to 360 other wildlife species. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is inviting residents to ...

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 ...

In a formal peer-reviewed letter published today in Global Ecology and Conservation, experts in modeling and turtle biology detailed several errors in a population viability model that led to a ...

“Turtles are among some of the most imperiled animals on the planet.” A Florida law prohibits the killing, harassing or destroying of gopher tortoises, their eggs or their burrows because of ...

We’re bringing this case because gopher tortoises and the hundreds of other species that rely on them for survival are worthy of our care and concern.” The Service denied protections in late 2022 ...

Due to many anthropogenic threats, the gopher tortoise is declining throughout its range in the southeastern United States. Translocation—the movement of animals from one location to another—has ...

Alligator pilau, gopher tortoise stew, swamp cabbage, and coquina broth? St. Augustine's culinary traditions blend a whole host of unusual local ingredients. We've uncovered a collection of old ...