The state handed out 105,000 of these “incidental take permits” — a better ... the CEO and founder is listed as Jim Stout of Winter Garden. Stout is not exactly a big name in Florida gopher tortoise ...

For years the state has enabled sprawl development by simply moving tortoises out of ... In 2007, in response to growing urban sprawl and rules that allowed developers to legally kill, harm and entomb ...

A strange pink and blue orb found crossing a woman’s yard has exposed a disturbing case of animal abuse involving one of Florida’s protected reptile species, wildlife rescuers say. The orb turned out ...

EXPERTS AT THE WILDLIFE CENTER TELL ME GOPHER TORTOISE ARE ACTUALLY A THREATENED SPECIES, AND IT’S ILLEGAL IN THE STATE TO HANDLE ... WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE IS ...

Gopher tortoises are a threatened species in Florida, and state laws forbid harassing them or disturbing their burrows. “Paint on any turtle shell is problematic because the carapace is bone ...

Fittingly, gopher tortoises in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama (west of the Mobile and Tombigbee rivers) are protected as threatened under the Endangered Species Act — but those in eastern Alabama, ...

Surfing, turtles and Gators remain the top 3, but a mouse has crept up into the top 10 specialty license plates in Florida for 2024.

Although several iguana species live in Florida, the predominant one is the green iguana, native to Central and South America. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, green ...

Cary State Forest is also home to rare and endangered plant and animal species such as the gopher tortoise, Florida black bear and the red-cockaded woodpecker. A gopher tortoise in Seminole County.