ATLANTA (CN) — The eastern population of the gopher tortoise is not in danger of extinction and does not require federal protection, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday in a decision ...

Those babies will soon be released back into the wild at the park. Reed Bingham state park started a Gopher Tortoise Project seven years ago to protect the threatened species that's also Georgia's ...

Slow and steady wins the race, but unhurried preservation measures could lead to the Florida gopher tortoises’ demise. “They are these incredible ecosystem engineers,” said Elise Bennett, Florida and ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Nokuse Education, Inc. sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for denying Endangered Species Act protections to gopher tortoises ...

WINDSOR — As wildlife releases go, it wasn’t a dramatic event. There weren’t any flapping wings or flippers churning through the crashing surf. Instead, after being placed in front of a burrow made ...

JEKYLL ISLAND, GA (WTOC) - The Gopher tortoise is the Georgia state reptile but it's facing extinction. But with the help of veterinarians from across the state, one park manager is hoping to bring ...

On April 30, Jessica Y. found a snake by her Valley Center house, picked it up, then snapped a selfie. Jessica, posted the photo on Facebook and captioned it: “Instead of killing gopher snakes: pick ...