Gopher tortoises have shovel-like front legs and strong, thick back legs to help them dig intricate burrows, which they can enter and exit easily thanks to their low-profile shells. When these ...

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 ...

"They typically forage within 160 feet of their burrow but will travel farther if forage is unavailable," FWC says. "Gopher tortoises may drink water that has pooled following a rainstorm ...

Eastern indigo snake populations often make their homes in gopher tortoise burrows during winter. Native to the southeastern United States, the eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi ...

captured this photograph of wildlife biologist Chelsea Moore demonstrating how to “scope” a gopher tortoise burrow. These burrows can be several yards long and are used by hundreds of animals ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee County will soon be hosting some special visitors at its Duette preserve. Beginning Dec. 1, in cooperation with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Due to many anthropogenic threats, the gopher tortoise is declining throughout its range in the southeastern United States. Translocation—the movement of animals from one location to another—has ...