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 ...
A rescued gopher tortoise arrived at the Nokuse Nature Preserve in Florida’s Panhandle while my sister Erica and I were there. It didn’t know how lucky it was. Across Florida, builders are required to ...
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 ...