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 ...
PALM CITY, Fla. — A gopher tortoise was picked up in Port St. Lucie, when a homeowner found her in their yard painted with nail polish. Now, it's undergoing cleaning and treatment at the Treasure ...
Florida is home to plenty of species that need no introduction: alligators, crocodiles, panthers, or manatees. However, a silent sentinel lies within burrows of Florida’s grounds. The gopher tortoise ...
ATLANTA — The Georgia Gopher Tortoise Initiative has successfully reached its goal of permanently protecting 65 viable gopher tortoise populations, as announced by the Georgia Department of Natural ...
The fate of the gopher tortoise, Georgia’s state reptile and the only land tortoise in the eastern U.S., has worried conservationists for decades. Habitat loss and other factors have pushed ...
Boasting more than 80 distinct ecosystems, Florida is a biodiversity hot spot. In fact, more than 4,000 animal species are native to the Sunshine State. In the heat of summer, a growing number of ...
Palm Beach Gardens City Manager Ron Ferris reacted Thursday after Stet News reported that a daily visitor to a city park worried that the city may have destroyed the habitat of a dozen gopher ...
Dog is first in United States trained to find gopher tortoises and burrows. Goal is to protect gopher tortoises from development. Gopher tortoise burrows provide food and habitat for about 365 species ...
SIX, NEW AT SIX. A VIDEO CIRCULATING ONLINE APPEARS TO SHOW A MAN SLAMMING A GOPHER TORTOISE ON THE GROUND BEFORE LEAVING THE SCENE. THIS HAPPENED IN JUPITER. REPORTER RACHAEL PERRY SPOKE WITH A WOMAN ...
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