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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A determined gopher tortoise has made itself at home in Nancy Cyphert's front yard in Fort Myers. This unexpected visitor is ...

A new trial suggests that a “green Mediterranean diet” — which cuts out animal proteins in favor of plants — can lower biomarkers tied to accelerated brain aging. Participants were told to cut back on ...

Villagers are worried that Gopher Tortoises aren’t getting enough to eat at the Harold S. Schwartz Wildlife Preserve in the Village of Santiago.

Not so long ago, one Georgia species was in critical danger of extinction, but in 2022 for the ecosystem, The US Fish and Wildlife Service declared the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)to be no ...

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources says it has secured permanent protection for 65 of the state’s 125 known, viable gopher tortoise populations. A female gopher tortoise, about 20 years old, ...

Normally, tortoises are pictured as moving really slowly, but one backyard pet in the suburbs left that idea in the dust. After an adventure outside his yard, the escape artist named "Flip-Flop" is ...

The California Turtle and Tortoise Club, Inland Empire Chapter, will hold its annual turtle and tortoise show 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 4 at the ARK Church, 1307 E. Citrus Ave., Redlands. The show, in the ...

Close view of a gopher tortoise at the Alapaha River Wildlife Management Area. (Josiah Lavender/Georgia Department of Natural Resources) SOCIAL CIRCLE – The future of Georgia’s state reptile just got ...