Gopher tortoises have shovel-like front legs and strong, thick back legs to help them dig intricate burrows, which they can enter and exit easily thanks to their low-profile shells. When these ...

Some semiaquatic snakes like water snakes and crayfish snakes will take the burrows of frogs and crayfish. And indigo snakes ...

Charlotte County Board of Commissioners approved on Sept. 10 a rezoning request on the west side of U.S. Highway 17 that ...

There’s a tradition among Florida developers of naming their projects after any natural attributes obliterated by the ...

Manatee County Natural Resources staff has welcomed the 100th relocation to its Gopher Tortoise Long-Term Recipient Site at the Duette Preserve.

FDOT paid $6 million for what became state forest property. DEP seems to be claiming the value somehow dropped to $85,000.

Palm Beach Gardens disputes neighbor’s account of gopher tortoises in 14-acre site before clear-cutting began in August.

returning to their burrow homes each day to rest or even invite guests over. Gopher tortoises are protected by state law but are still threatened by habitat fragmentation because we keep building ...

Some residents said they feared the clearing will be disruptive to wildlife in the area, but city officials said they assessed wildlife at the site and found no gopher tortoises there. Crews are ...

A DeSantis administration plan to build pickleball courts, golf courses and even a 350-room hotel in state parks across Florida is getting panned by environmentalists, residents and even top ...

Gopher tortoises have shovel-like front legs and strong, thick back legs to help them dig intricate burrows, which they can enter and exit easily thanks to their low-profile shells. When these ...