A tortoise that was shot with a pellet gun, narrowly missing its heart, has been taken to a rescue center for treatment. Swamp Girl Adventures Reptile Rehabilitation, a nonprofit organization based in ...
WILL BE A RAFFLE AND A SILENT AUCTION. NOW TO AN UPDATE ON A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU LAST MONTH. A GOPHER TORTOISE FOUND COVERED IN NAIL POLISH IS NOW FULLY RECOVERED. CALEB CALIFANO IS IN PALM ...
Gopher tortoises, fiddler crabs, African termites, giraffes and beavers are among the animals that could inspire cooling innovation as temperatures rise. As the Earth gets hotter, humans aren’t the ...
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 ...
Other than Gleason Park in Indian Harbor Beach, I don't see a lot of gopher tortoises where I live beachside in unincorporated Indialantic. So, you can imagine the surprise my wife and I shared while ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Georgia Gopher Tortoise Initiative has reached its goal of permanently protecting 65 viable tortoise populations, according to a news release from the Georgia Department of ...
A gopher tortoise emerges from its burrow. In the Depression they saved starving Floridians but now they're the ones that need saving. (Photo via Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.) ...
Dog is first in United States trained to find gopher tortoises and burrows. Goal is to protect gopher tortoises from ...
The Center for Biological Diversity and Nokuse Education, Inc., filed the lawsuit in federal court in Jacksonville after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in October said increased protections were ...
As the Earth gets hotter, humans aren’t the only ones worrying about staying cool. From the 100-degree summers of sub-Saharan Africa to the sticky humidity of South Florida, animals have learned to ...