gopher tortoise

While every dog has it's day, so it seems, does the slow-moving, Florida-native tortoise.

We are all connected by the environment we share. The Earth is our home. This is the space where we share the environmental stories that caught our attention this week in Florida and beyond.

Gopher tortoises are long-lived reptiles that that can be found throughout Florida’s forests, pastures, and yards. They dig deep burrows for shelter and…

Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers will build a new road on campus over what is now prime gopher tortoise habitat. The state lists the turtles as…