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After Hurricane Helene devastated Florida’s coast, gopher tortoise populations unexpectedly surged in one area.
In 2016, the Gopher Tortoise Council adopted April 10 as Gopher Tortoise Day in Florida to increase awareness and ...
April 10th, Floridians are invited to ‘shell-I-brate’ Gopher Tortoise Day. Gopher tortoises are found in all 67 counties in ...
During that cleanup, park officials noticed something had changed across the more than 1,100-acre park – an exploding gopher tortoise population. Fort De Soto Park Manager, Dave Harshbarger ...
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The Panama City Lions Club is encouraging community members to get their racing caps on. It is time again to cheer on the contestants for the 61st Annual Gopher Turtle ...
Park rangers say at least 84 gopher tortoises are now living at Fort de Soto Park near St. Petersburg. Prior to Hurricane ...
NewsChannel 7 takes a look at how Franklin and Gulf counties are handling the beginning of tourism season. Police responded to a report of shots fired this evening near the Walmart and Checkers on ...
Happy Gopher Tortoise Day. Gopher tortoises are found in all 67 Florida counties and are frequently seen in neighborhoods, ...
With populations spanning all 67 counties, gopher tortoises are far too busy as Florida’s only native tortoise species for ...