Florida Wildlife Officials Back Gopher Tortoise ChangeState wildlife officials defended an emergency order that expands how far threatened gopher tortoises can be relocated as booming development continues in Florida.
2 Florida Teens Seen In Video Torturing Tortoise Arrested Northeast Florida authorities say they've arrested two teenage girls seen in videos posted online lighting a threatened gopher tortoise on fire and stomping it to death.
Gopher Tortoise Threatened, No Money For Federal ProtectionFlorida's gopher tortoise population deserves to be added to the nation's list of endangered and threatened species but funding shortages could delay the listing for years, federal wildlife officials said on Tuesday