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 ...

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Lehigh's empty lots make a perfect spot for gopher tortoise burrows. Kara Tyler Julian with the East Lee Wildlife Stewardship Group (ELWSG)pointed out an elevated burrow ...

Fox said he’s treating more and more threatened gopher tortoises these days, as our communities undergo lots of development, pushing tortoises out of their burrows. "We see probably 20 to 30 ...

They dig deep burrows for shelter and forage on low-growing plants. Gopher tortoises share their burrows with more than 350 other species, and are therefore referred to as a keystone species.

Gopher tortoises are big, dry, wrinkly reptiles that dig burrows underground in the parts of Georgia where the soil is sandy, down South and near the coast. To the people who study them, they’re “cute ...

Three years ago, Michigan-based Pulte Homes pleaded guilty to 22 counts of destroying gopher tortoise burrows in Marion County. Killed a couple, too. The penalty: a fine of about $13,700. Pulte was ...

CALEB CALIFANO IS IN PALM CITY WITH THE DANGERS THAT EXPERTS SAY THE CRIME DID TO THE TORTOISE AND THE ECOSYSTEM. THIS POOR GIRL IS A GOPHER TORTOISE, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE OUTER LAYER OF HER ...

Fox said he’s treating more and more threatened gopher tortoises these days, as our communities undergo lots of development, pushing tortoises out of their burrows. “We see probably 20 to 30 gopher ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service has projected that 75% of the current gopher tortoise population will be lost by 2100. The burrows they dig with shovel-like front legs, which can extend 30 feet (9 ...

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 ...