This means that the tortoise was inhaling the paint fumes.” Also from the Conservancy: This gopher tortoise had a thick layer ...

As this keystone species' name suggests, the gopher tortoise is an expert at living underground — like a gopher. Gopher tortoises have shovel-like front legs and strong, thick back legs to help them ...

The first gopher tortoise was found after the rescuer saw a blue and pink object in her backyard. It wasn’t until a week ...

Two gopher tortoises were spray-painted in the past week, according to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. One of the ...