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 ...

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 lies a shaded grassy area where 10 rescued gopher tortoises spend their days grazing and burrowing — unable to return to the wild but ...

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (WDAM) - After spending their first two years of life at Camp Shelby’s Nature Conservancy, 20 gopher tortoises stepped into the wild for the first time Thursday.

But 98 percent of America's native longleaf-pine forest has now been destroyed; fire suppression, drought, pesticides, urban sprawl, highway construction and the decline of gopher tortoises have made ...

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 land hosts a gopher tortoise and is located within an active Florida Scrub-jay habitat. The conservancy has preserved 46 other parcels totaling almost 15 acres and relies entirely on donations ...

The gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus Daudin, is endemic to the southeastern US, where its populations are declining primarily due to habitat destruction. Tortoises are preyed upon by many species, ...

Alligator pilau, gopher tortoise stew, swamp cabbage ... Saute alligator meat in a small amount of olive oil until tender, and set aside. In a Dutch oven, cook onions, bell pepper and garlic ...