WINK News saw a couple of gopher tortoises enjoying the afternoon weather on Wednesday. However, that is exactly why Lee County decided to be part of the Gopher Tortoise Day celebration. Nonprofits, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A gopher tortoise at Lovers Key State Park. Some gopher tortoise burrows in Lehigh Acres were collapsed last week by heavy ...

PALM CITY, Fla. — A gopher tortoise was picked up in Port St. Lucie, when a homeowner found her in their yard painted with nail polish. Now, it's undergoing cleaning and treatment at the Treasure ...

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) is seeking volunteers for a Gopher Tortoise Habitat Maintenance Day on May ...

A tortoise that was shot with a pellet gun, narrowly missing its heart, has been taken to a rescue center for treatment. Swamp Girl Adventures Reptile Rehabilitation, a nonprofit organization based in ...

Concluding that the animals are “not in danger of extinction,” federal wildlife officials Tuesday rejected listing gopher tortoises in Florida as endangered or threatened species. The U.S. Fish and ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — Monday is gopher tortoise day in Florida. The reptiles live in forests, pastures and yards throughout the state, digging deep burrows for shelter. WPTV spoke with Tony Adams, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Georgia's gopher tortoises – big, lumbering reptiles known for the burrows they dig in sandy soil – recently were passed up for ...

The Center for Biological Diversity and Nokuse Education, Inc., filed the lawsuit in federal court in Jacksonville after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in October said increased protections were ...

>> WESH 2 NEWS CONTINUES. STEWART: IT’S ONE OF THE BTES PARTS OF LIVING IN FLORIDA. FROM MANATEES TO SEA TURTLES, OUR STATE IS FILLED WITH ANIMALS, AND AS WE KNOW, SOME OF THEM ARE ENDANGERED.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Monday is Gopher Tortoise Day. To celebrate, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials are encouraging Floridians to help with conservation efforts for the threatened ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Gopher tortoises -- burrowers whose extensive homes shelter many other animals -- are generally doing well and need federal protection only in the small area where they were declared ...