Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They have stumpy legs with strong feet designed for digging massive holes in sandy dunes. Gopher tortoises are among Florida's ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — Monday is gopher tortoise day in Florida. The reptiles live in forests, pastures and yards throughout the state, digging deep burrows for shelter. WPTV spoke with Tony Adams, ...

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 ...

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 ...

They have stumpy legs with strong feet designed for digging massive holes in sandy dunes. Gopher tortoises are among Florida's most ancient-looking critters, and they thrive at places like Bowditch ...