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 ...

Although a superpower, the U.S. is under constant invasion — we’re not talking humans here but meek-looking plants and ...

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 ...

With populations spanning all 67 counties, gopher tortoises are far too busy as Florida’s only native tortoise species for training to race rabbits. The reptiles serve their ecosystem as a keynote ...

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 ...

But this time, there were two 1-meter-square exceptions. Within these former gopher plots, FORTY THOUSAND different plant species were thriving. The gophers had done it! Fast forward another few ...

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 ...

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 ...