The burrow didn’t look like much at first, just a shallow dip in the sand, a small opening framed by loose soil and scrub.

The community is invited to the Second Annual Gopher Tortoise Day from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Citrus ...

April 10 is the annual Gopher Tortoise Day. Without this keystone species, entire ecosystems in Florida and other states would unravel. NPCA is working to save them, and here’s how you can help. On a ...

MOJAVE DESERT — The desert tortoise, a once-resilient reptile, is a keystone species in the Mojave Desert, where other animals depend for their survival on the burrows it digs. But it is imperiled in ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Gopher tortoises at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo are helping students and visitors learn ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Nevada transportation officials have completed dozens of tunnels and what are called turnarounds, to protect the federally-protected Mojave desert tortoise population, which is ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAS VEGAS (AP) — A desert tortoise that is ...