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.

Gopher tortoises have shovel-like front legs and strong, thick back legs to help them dig intricate burrows, which they can enter and exit easily thanks to their low-profile shells. When these ...

A gopher tortoise emerges from its burrow. In the Depression they saved starving Floridians but now they're the ones that ...

A gopher tortoise was picked up in Port St. Lucie, when a homeowner found her in their yard painted with nail polish.

The issue is, nowadays, there are not as many places for gopher tortoises to dig their burrows and make their homes. “They are associated with long-leaf pine ecosystems, which historically in ...

A proposed family housing development could put more strain on Rolling Acres Road. The Lady Lake Planning & Zoning Board on Monday night approved a plan for a family low rise development on 18.5 acres ...

On the other hand, when temperatures fall to the 40s, cold-blooded iguanas slow down. If they happen to be perched in a tree, the cold-stunned iguanas can fall out of the tree.

Gopher tortoises have shovel-like front legs and strong, thick back legs to help them dig intricate burrows, which they can enter and exit easily thanks to their low-profile shells. When these ...