As Ventura County heads into the summer, the chance of an encounter with a rattlesnake increases for residents and visitors.

Another key difference between groundhog vs gopher is their species. Groundhogs are members of the Sciuridae family, while ...

Gophers enjoy eating seeds, acorns, roots, and tubers of plants. Their diet is similar to that of a woodchuck. Certain species, like pocket gophers, are strict herbivores and only eat plants.

The best way to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day is to ensure there are more gopher tortoises across their natural range in the ...

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 ...

A REALLY FUN INTERVIEW HERE. PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND OUR MOST VULNERABLE SPECIES RIGHT HERE. THIS WEEKEND IS THE SECOND ANNUAL GOLF GOLF GOPHER TORTOISE. EXCUSE ME. GALLOP 5KA TIME TO RUN ...

Gopher tortoises are disappearing from Florida ... says park ranger Anna Yu to the Guardian’s Richard Luscombe. The species is listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act ...

NEW RESEARCH FROM UNM REVEALING HANTAVIRUS COMMONLY LINKED TO DEER MICE, HAS BEEN FOUND IN 30 SMALL MAMMAL SPECIES IN NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING RODENTS LIKE GROUND SQUIRRELS, CHIPMUNKS, GOPHERS AND ...

Strangely enough, one species in the region experienced an unexpected windfall from the catastrophic event. The Guardian reports that Fort de Soto county park’s gopher tortoise population ...