with groundhogs far outweighing gophers. The basic habits of these two animals are also different, with gophers preferring to live underground and store their food, while groundhogs are often ...

Following a petition and lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today denied Endangered Species Act protections to the eastern population of gopher tortoise ...

Gopher Campfire Wildlife Sanctuary faces a dilemma that could significantly change the popular Hutchinson attraction: Invest in a new fence or remove the deer from the sanctuary. It’s a ...

Villagers facing a pocket gopher invasion are placing blame on an abandoned home in the neighborhood. The residents of the Village of Summerhill appeared Friday before the Community Development ...

Gopher tortoise burrows are considered key features in the large, unfragmented upland ecosystems these communities of wild animals need to survive. Gopher tortoises have already lost 97% of the ...

We will preface with two caveats: Climate change is skewing everything in real time, and animals don’t recognize ... image we ...

The gopher tortoise remains a threatened species in Florida because of loss of its upland habitat. They dig burrows that are used by 350 other animal species, according to the Wildlands ...

Three more specialty license plates will soon be available on Florida’s roads including ones supporting Israel, K9s and gopher tortoises.