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

Another key difference between groundhog vs gopher is their species. Groundhogs are members of the Sciuridae family, while gophers belong to the Geomyidae family. While you may have considered ...

After Hurricane Helene devastated Florida’s coast, gopher tortoise populations unexpectedly surged in one area.

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 ...

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

FWC's recent analysis of gut contents show tegus also eat threatened juvenile gopher tortoises. Like all nonnative reptile species, tegus are not protected in Florida except by anti-cruelty laws and ...

Gopher tortoises are found in all 67 Florida counties and are frequently seen in neighborhoods, along roadways, and in many ...

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

But that deal never went through: Citing the risk to endangered species on the property, and a bustling gopher tortoise population, federal wildlife biologists urged state leaders at the time to ...

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