>> WESH 2 NEWS CONTINUES. STEWART: IT’S ONE OF THE BTES PARTS OF LIVING IN FLORIDA. FROM MANATEES TO SEA TURTLES, OUR STATE IS FILLED WITH ANIMALS, AND AS WE KNOW, SOME OF THEM ARE ENDANGERED.

JEKYLL ISLAND, GA (WTOC) - The Gopher tortoise is the Georgia state reptile but it's facing extinction. But with the help of veterinarians from across the state, one park manager is hoping to bring ...

PALM CITY, Fla. — A gopher tortoise was picked up in Port St. Lucie, when a homeowner found her in their yard painted with nail polish. Now, it's undergoing cleaning and treatment at the Treasure ...

Gopher tortoise. By FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (CC). The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is seeking public input on draft revisions to the Gopher Tortoise permitting ...

When wildfires spread through Florida’s Longleaf Pine forest, the animals must find a way to cope. The gopher tortoise digs burrows that provide refuge to hundreds of species of animals. - [Narrator] ...

DUETTE, Fla. — Manatee County is doing its part to save the gopher tortoise with a new relocation program aimed at protection and in hopes of increasing their population. The gopher tortoise is ...

Gopher tortoises — burrowers whose extensive homes shelter many other animals — are generally doing well and need federal protection only in the small area where they were declared threatened 35 years ...

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - The South Georgia Regional Library (SGRL) announced that the ‘Intro to Gopher Tortoises’ program has been canceled. In a Facebook post, they shared on Tuesday, June 11, that the ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

DUNEDIN (FOX 13) - Who would do this? Deputies in Pinellas County are trying to answer that question - looking for the driver of a light blue car who appears to have purposely run over the beloved ...