Manatee County receives a 20% discount for its own projects that require gopher tortoise relocation. A developer pays market ...

Boasting more than 80 distinct ecosystems, Florida is a biodiversity hot spot. In fact, more than 4,000 animal species are native to the Sunshine State. In the heat of summer, a growing number of ...

The state Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that the Georgia Gopher Tortoise Initiative has reached its ...

The Gopher Tortoise is Georgia’s official state reptile. No. 65 is an easement that will conserve over 250 tortoises and ...

Florida gopher tortoises are a threatened species and 365 others depend on their burrows. Florida development boom is leaving little room for the native land tortoises. Developers may have to relocate ...

Gopher tortoises are protected under state law. It’s illegal to handle or even relocate the animals, with one exception. The Florida Wildlife Consercation Commission does grant special permission to ...

When Samantha S. and her family bought just over 2 acres in Middleburg, FL, in September 2021, they thought they’d found the perfect place to put down roots. The wooded lot, just minutes from Jennings ...

“It was just peaceful and quiet. We loved the area. My aunt actually lives right next door,” she says. “And it would be within the same school district that our kids are in now.” The plan was simple: ...