Will Indian River County let RSG of Vero Beach build Ridge Top neighborhood atop 600 gopher tortoise burrows in Wabasso?

Gopher tortoise relocations spike amid development boom, but Florida running out of room Will Indian River County let developers build Ridge Top neighborhood atop 600 gopher tortoise burrows in ...

Reporter Timothy O’Hara delves into the life of a gopher tortoise, its burrow and its importance.

This makes protecting gopher tortoises and their burrows vital not just for the survival of the species, but for the survival of Florida’s fragile ecosystem as a whole.

This makes protecting gopher tortoises and their burrows vital not just for the survival of the species, but for the survival of Florida’s fragile ecosystem as a whole.

This makes protecting gopher tortoises and their burrows vital not just for the survival of the species, but for the survival of Florida’s fragile ecosystem as a whole.

This makes protecting gopher tortoises and their burrows vital not just for the survival of the species, but for the survival of Florida’s fragile ecosystem as a whole.