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 ...
VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Treasure Coast man finds trouble with one shelled hitchhiker. A Vero Beach man is facing criminal counts after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) ...
She’s spent 20 days at Honeymoon Island State Park urging drivers to slow down. It’s working. Max Chesnes is the Tampa Bay Times' environment and climate reporter, covering public lands, water quality ...
A Vero Beach man was charged after being found with a gopher tortoise during a traffic stop. Gopher tortoises are a threatened species in Florida and are protected under state law. It is illegal to ...
Two teen girls accused of lighting a threatened gopher tortoise on fire and stomping it to death in a videotaped incident have been arrested, authorities said Friday. Jennifer Emoke Green, 18 and a 15 ...
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 ...
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