If you see this slowpoke on the road, give him wide berth. And, if traffic’s light, maybe even stop and give him a lift – off the asphalt. This traveler – Florida’s native gopher tortoise – merits ...

A rescued gopher tortoise arrived at the Nokuse Nature Preserve in Florida’s Panhandle while my sister Erica and I were there. It didn’t know how lucky it was. Across Florida, builders are required to ...

Not so long ago, building and land developers in Florida were allowed to pave over the burrows of a threatened native tortoise as long as they paid for a permit. The practice, derided by ...

Cape Coral environmental activists are pushing for more protections for gopher tortoises in the city, through an ordinance and the designation of a preserve. Members of the Cape Coral Friends of ...

Listen to a Narrated Version of This Story in the ICYMI Series for the Line Life Podcast Wes Graham holds up his hand like a sergeant halting his squad. “See him? There he is,” he said. The ...