In exchange for the state forest land, the district would receive roughly 550 acres of Lee Peanut Farms LLC’s farmland along the Withlacoochee River, a waterway that officials say gives the property ...

AZGFD hopes people will open their backyards to give surrendered tortoises a new home. After building a suitable burrow, ...

Gopher tortoises have shovel-like front legs and strong, thick back legs that help them dig intricate burrows, which are relied upon by more than 360 other species. Gopher tortoise burrows are ...

For desert tortoises to emerge from brumation, temperatures need to level out and overnight lows need to warm up. Max’s current burrow is also deep in the ground — so deep, in fact ...

After hunkering down last year with two female tortoises in a large, deep burrow, Max decided this year to be alone in a shallow burrow he’s brumated in before, Locke said. With Max sleeping ...

They’ve been monitoring gopher tortoise burrows for 20 years, identifying 10 burrows with about five tortoises. The protected creatures will be temporarily relocated to other suitable areas ...

Since then, she's returned to her home state of New York; and the property, well it's been gifted to a wildlife organization for the preservation of burrowing owl and gopher tortoise habitat.

Gopher tortoises have shovel-like front legs and strong, thick back legs that help them dig deep, and intricate burrows, which more than 360 other species use. Gopher tortoise burrows are considered ...