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 ...

Two Orange Park teenage girls posted a video online of them abusing and killing a gopher tortoise ... he was outraged by the acts against the small tortoise. "They're very remorseful for what ...

The standard peer review process may not be sufficient in such cases, and small errors can have large effects.” The publication explains that errors in the original gopher tortoise model led to much ...

Tucked away in the back of the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, 10 rescued gopher tortoises spend their days grazing and ...

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Gopher Tortoise Day is April 10, with the goal of raising awareness for the threatened species. CREDIT: WINK News WINK News saw a couple of gopher tortoises enjoying the afternoon weather on ...

Due to many anthropogenic threats, the gopher tortoise is declining throughout its range in the ... we recommend exercising caution by only using waifs to rebuild small populations that are spatially ...

The devastating Hurricane Helene arrived at Florida’s Big Bend region in late September 2024. Unfortunately, the category four storm brought much damage through massive flooding, intense ...