A pocket gopher peeking its head out from its burrow to eat grass - Zhuclear/Getty Images Gophers are cute until you have to share your backyard with them. Despite being labeled as a pest, they are ...

Boasting more than 80 distinct ecosystems, Florida is a biodiversity hot spot. In fact, more than 4,000 animal species are native to the Sunshine State. In the heat of summer, a growing number of ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — Monday is gopher tortoise day in Florida. The reptiles live in forests, pastures and yards throughout the state, digging deep burrows for shelter. WPTV spoke with Tony Adams, ...

The Plains Pocket Gopher’s range extends throughout much of the Great Plains region of North America and this gopher is found in suitable habitats throughout North Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma. The ...

One of Southwest Florida's most beloved reptiles is finally getting celebrated the way it always deserved to be. Gopher Tortoise Day is April 10, with the goal of raising awareness for the threatened ...

Environmental groups say they will sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to protect the gopher tortoise. Elise Bennett, Florida director of the Center for Biological Diversity, based in ...

Collapsed burrows. Alarmed neighbors. Slow agency response. The destruction of a once-thriving gopher tortoise community in Lehigh Acres last week typifies what’s happening to the threatened species ...

Florida gopher tortoises are a threatened species and 365 others depend on their burrows. Florida development boom is leaving little room for the native land tortoises. Developers may have to relocate ...

They have stumpy legs with strong feet designed for digging massive holes in sandy dunes. Gopher tortoises are among Florida's most ancient-looking critters, and they thrive at places like Bowditch ...

A pair of Florida environmental activist groups are suing the federal government to place the gopher tortoise on the endangered species list. The suit was filed in federal court this week. It alleges ...

Learn how to get rid of these uninvited lawn guests. Gophers can be a pest in anyone’s back yard. MCT photo FRESNO, Calif. — Whether you live in a city or on the outskirts of town, gophers might find ...

NORTH PORT – The Environmental Conservancy of North Port is raising money with a Nov. 16 deadline to purchase a lot in the Cranberry Fields neighborhood that would allow six gopher tortoises to remain ...