Florida is home to plenty of species that need no introduction: alligators, crocodiles, panthers, or manatees. However, a ...

Opinion: Florida moves gopher tortoises to save them from development, but experts say relocation may not solve the bigger ...

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 ...