INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A Vero Beach man was charged with the unlawful taking of a gopher tortoise after deputies and a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer found one by his feet ...

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources says it has secured permanent protection for 65 of the state’s 125 known, viable gopher tortoise populations. A female gopher tortoise, about 20 years old, ...

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ATLANTA — The Georgia Gopher Tortoise Initiative has successfully reached its goal of permanently protecting 65 viable gopher tortoise populations, as announced by the Georgia Department of Natural ...

The University of Minnesota men's basketball team will hold a Maroon and Gold Open Scrimmage on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 2 or 2:30 p.m., four hours before the start of the Gopher Homecoming Football game ...

A Vero Beach man was charged after being found with a gopher tortoise during a traffic stop. Gopher tortoises are a threatened species in Florida and are protected under state law. It is illegal to ...