The state handed out 105,000 of these “incidental take permits ... Stout is not exactly a big name in Florida gopher tortoise circles. He’s been busy with other endeavors. If you click on the “Meet ...

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 ...

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 ...

After a gopher tortoise was recently hit by a car, East Lee Wildlife Stewardship Group wants Lee County to install signs for gopher tortoise crossings.

Some states have implemented limited protections for gopher tortoises, but they have not stopped or reversed the species’ ongoing decline. For example, Florida requires that most tortoises be ...

"Because of habitat destruction the gopher tortoises are infringing a little bit more with the human population," Fox said. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation Commission (FWC ...

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.

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 ...