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

Gopher tortoises, fiddler crabs, African termites, giraffes and beavers are among the animals that could inspire cooling ...

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

the gopher tortoise plays a keystone role in maintaining the health of our local ecosystem. According to Hillsborough County's newsroom, these tortoises build extensive burrows, providing refuge ...

Some are diminutive: Behind an east Marco Island Publix, Barfield Burrows Preserve shelters a four-acre network of tunnels, home to gopher tortoises ... have an important role to play, says ...

Some are diminutive: Behind an east Marco Island Publix, Barfield Burrows Preserve shelters a four-acre network of tunnels, home to gopher tortoises and burrowing ... Smaller parcels like this have an ...

April 10th, Floridians are invited to ‘shell-I-brate’ Gopher Tortoise Day. Gopher tortoises are found in all 67 counties in Florida and are often found ...

“We did have a gopher tortoise population in the park, but it was limited, 8 known burrows at that time. After Helene, we started to find tortoise out on our beaches, quickly realized it wasn ...

Happy Gopher Tortoise Day. Gopher tortoises are found in all 67 Florida counties and are frequently seen in neighborhoods, ...