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

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

The gopher tortoise is one of five tortoises native to North America and the only one east of the Mississippi River.

PINELLAS CO, Fla. — Fort De Soto Park was ravaged by hurricane Helene, leaving behind a trail of debris that took months to cleanup. During that cleanup, park officials noticed something had changed ...

The Gopher Tortoise may have legal protection but that means nothing these days. It’s easier and cheaper for developers to fill in their burrows effectively burying them alive or leaving them homeless ...

During the terms of Jeb Bush and Charlie Crist, I served as public representative on the FWC Gopher Tortoise Technical Advisory Group when the agency uplisted the animals to Threatened status and ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The gopher tortoise is one of the many reptiles that call Florida home. You might even have a few in your backyard, like the Sandhills Native Nursery. The tortoise species is ...

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (WINK) — The city added new road decals and warning signs in known gopher tortoise hot spots in an effort to prevent more strikes. WINK News went to one of those areas where ...

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. — As Soldiers participating in Operation Sentinel Justice train across the expansive ranges and forests of Camp Shelby, a unique partnership between the U.S. Army Reserve, The ...

Surrendered desert tortoises need homes in Arizona, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Captive tortoises cannot be released into the wild because they can spread disease, Arizona Game ...

Heather Purdeu shows ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander Hoover, the Gopher tortoise from Scovill Zoo. Meet Hoover, the adorable gopher tortoise from Scovill Zoo! In this video, we take a closer look at ...