Gopher tortoises are protected, so you can’t bother them, their eggs or their burrows (except in general lawn maintenance situations), which includes its perimeter of 25 feet.

Will Indian River County let RSG of Vero Beach build Ridge Top neighborhood atop 600 gopher tortoise burrows in Wabasso?

Gopher tortoises are a keystone species: one that others in natural systems depend on. Their burrows can host more than 300 other creatures, many of them also protected, like eastern indigo snakes ...

The sheer number of species that rely on a gopher tortoise burrow for survival, roughly 365, and the diversity of creatures sharing the burrow is astounding. Also, how deep, long and sturdy the ...

All the heavy equipment is in place and construction was set to begin on Pensacola's new fire station on Summit Boulevard, but a required site survey uncovered a gopher tortoise burrow.That means ...

The sheer number of species that rely on a gopher tortoise burrow for survival, roughly 365, and the diversity of creatures sharing the burrow is astounding. Also, how deep, long and sturdy the ...

Florida gopher tortoises are a threatened species and 365 others depend on their burrows. Florida development boom is leaving little room for the native land tortoises. Developers may have to ...

Gopher tortoises no longer need federal protection in most areas, ... Although gopher tortoises average 9 to 11 inches long, researchers have found burrows up to 40 feet long.

This photo shows the 4.5-foot alligator outside the gopher tortoise burrow in Tattnall County, Georgia. It's rare to see alligators use tortoise burrows.

The property on Marco Island where the Burrows were filled is home to about 30 gopher tortoises. On Thursday morning, it was discovered that someone, or a few people, don’t want these guys here.