Gophers (Geomyidae) are a family of rodents, with 41 known species burrowing through North and Central America. These furry ...

Yellowstone National Park is home to 11 species of reptiles and amphibians. Snakes make up nearly half of that number, with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unlike some animals at SFC Teaching Zoo, gopher tortoises aren’t just an attraction — they’re a keystone species crucial to Florida’s ecosystem. The tortoises are ecosystem engineers ...

A gopher tortoise is seen along with debris on ... motion-activated cameras to study the park’s range of animal species. When the new arrivals washed ashore, it was a no-brainer for the duo ...