Will Indian River County let RSG of Vero Beach build Ridge Top neighborhood atop 600 gopher tortoise burrows in Wabasso?

The sheer number of species that rely on a gopher tortoise burrow for survival, roughly 365, and the diversity of creatures ...

A Florida family planned their dream home, until protected tortoises took over. Now, they're paying $1,300 in taxes for ...

State officials are investigating after numerous recent gopher tortoise deaths at a popular beach destination.

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 ...

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 ...

Darrell Crabbe from SWF said it's often difficult for hunters and landowners to connect directly, due to trespass legislation ...

Yet despite its vulnerability, the gopher tortoise is considered a keystone species; its burrows — both active and abandoned ...

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 ...

Manatee County denied a 440-home development project proposed in Parrish by SimplyDwell Homes, a subsidiary of Neal ...