Florida relocated 97,000 gopher tortoises, but scientists are asking a critical question: Do they survive after being moved?

For decades, Florida's booming development industry has relied on a controversial conservation strategy to protect one of the ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers

Echo is first dog in US trained to sniff this out in Florida

Dog is first in United States trained to find gopher tortoises and burrows. Goal is to protect gopher tortoises from development. Gopher tortoise burrows provide food and habitat for about 365 species ...
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Gopher tortoise covered in spray insulation rehabilitated and released in Volusia County

A CASE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY IN VOLUSIA COUNTY. NOW WITH A GOPHER TORTOISE FOUND COVERED IN STRAY INSULATION. IT’S NOW BACK IN THE WILD AFTER A FULL RECOVERY. WESH TWO VOLUSIA COUNTY REPORTER PAMELA COMME ...