One of Southwest Florida's most beloved reptiles is finally getting celebrated the way it always deserved to be. Gopher Tortoise Day is April 10, with the goal of raising awareness for the threatened ...

Listen to a Narrated Version of This Story in the ICYMI Series for the Line Life Podcast Wes Graham holds up his hand like a sergeant halting his squad. “See him? There he is,” he said. The ...

A rescued gopher tortoise arrived at the Nokuse Nature Preserve in Florida’s Panhandle while my sister Erica and I were there. It didn’t know how lucky it was. Across Florida, builders are required to ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Georgia Gopher Tortoise Initiative has reached its goal of permanently protecting 65 viable tortoise populations, according to a news release from the Georgia Department of ...

WILL BE A RAFFLE AND A SILENT AUCTION. NOW TO AN UPDATE ON A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU LAST MONTH. A GOPHER TORTOISE FOUND COVERED IN NAIL POLISH IS NOW FULLY RECOVERED. CALEB CALIFANO IS IN PALM ...

When Hurricane Helene roared through Florida's Gulf Coast, residents braced for the usual coastal chaos — downed trees, flooded roads, and scattered debris. But at Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County ...

Not so long ago, one Georgia species was in critical danger of extinction, but in 2022 for the ecosystem, The US Fish and Wildlife Service declared the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)to be no ...

SIX, NEW AT SIX. A VIDEO CIRCULATING ONLINE APPEARS TO SHOW A MAN SLAMMING A GOPHER TORTOISE ON THE GROUND BEFORE LEAVING THE SCENE. THIS HAPPENED IN JUPITER. REPORTER RACHAEL PERRY SPOKE WITH A WOMAN ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — State officials are investigating after numerous recent gopher tortoise deaths at a popular beach destination. According to a Florida Department of Environmental ...

MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — A Miami family is demanding answers after a deputy fatally shot a mother in a mental health crisis on Saturday while her 12-year-old daugh Police: Two more arrested in MLK ...