Once known as 'Hoover chickens,' the long-lived gopher tortoises are now at the center of a growing conservation battle.

The state-designated threatened gopher tortoise may be in more trouble than previously thought with the International Union ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has upgraded the gopher tortoise’s fragility rating from vulnerable to ...

A rescued gopher tortoise arrived at the Nokuse Nature Preserve in Florida’s Panhandle while my sister Erica and I were there. It didn’t know how lucky it was. Across Florida, builders are required to ...

The toll of time is flushing a much-loved central Alberta gopher museum from its aging burrows.