Once fully trained, Echo will be the first dog in the United States that sniffs out gopher tortoises, according to Jones and ...

At the time, Cabot wanted a 324-acre piece of the state forest directly west of its existing golf courses. In return, Cabot ...

According to a statement issued Wednesday by Audubon Nature Institute, memberships will be sold under the $250 fee through ...

The Florida DEP announced plans to add 74 acres to Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park in eastern Polk ...

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The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that its Gopher Tortoise Habitat Enhancement Project is in full ...

Volunteers remove invasive plants at Sanibel's C.R. Johnston Preserve to restore habitat for threatened gopher tortoises.

Researchers suggest that an earthquake spooked a mob of sea turtles gathered together in a prehistoric sea. By Carolyn Wilke Rocky cliffs run into the Adriatic Sea near Ancona, Italy. There, above the ...

A landowner in North Port, Florida, has been fined more than $150,000 after the police found widespread illegal land clearing on the property. According to WWSB ABC 7, the unauthorized activity ...

The early national signing period for the 2026 football recruiting cycle officially opens on Wednesday, which means it's the first chance for high school recruits to sign with their respective ...

They enthralled sailors. They inspired Darwin. Then, by the mid 19th-century, the iconic Floreana tortoise was gone. Here’s how a group of persistent scientists unlocked the secrets to bringing them ...

KEY WEST, Fla. — A 170-pound loggerhead turtle nicknamed “Molly” was back home in the warm waters of the Florida Keys on Tuesday after a successful surgery to remove a life-threatening tumor inches ...