Why it matters: Gopher tortoises are in trouble ... surveyors suspected that coyotes were eating the turtles. The intrigue: Wildlife officials are unsure whether they killed and ate the reptiles ...

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

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

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

As this keystone species' name suggests, the gopher tortoise is an expert at living underground — like a gopher. Gopher tortoises have shovel-like front legs and strong, thick back legs to help them ...

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

St. Lucie County man is Florida's top tegu trapper. Tegus eat alligator eggs and juvenile gopher tortoises. St. Lucie County is home to an emerging and breeding population of invasive tegu lizards, ...

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 ...