It is illegal to touch, disturb, or harass sea turtles, their hatchlings, or their nests under state and federal law. If you find a sea turtle in distress, contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

As the Florida sun begins to stick around a little longer, the state’s wilder residents are officially on the move. The ...

In regions where the temperature falls and remains near or below freezing point, reptiles and amphibians, including nonnative green iguanas, are able to achieve a state of torpor, meaning lose their ...

PINELLAS CO, Fla. — Fort De Soto Park was ravaged by hurricane Helene, leaving behind a trail of debris that took months to cleanup. During that cleanup, park officials noticed something had changed ...

Scientists have been closely monitoring a map turtle population after 10 percent died in 2022. They found a surprising culprit, and are left concerned for the future. A female northern map turtle ...

The Minnesota Gophers have been going wild in the transfer portal. With the departure of Koi Perich, a significant amount of NIL funds has been freed up. They just recently picked up two more wide ...

Turtles and dogs are fascinating creatures, so I am pleased to answer the following question about the two. Q. I recently read about a dog in Florida trained to find some kind of rare turtle. I know ...

— Georgia is winning the race to save the state’s reptile. Channel 2’s Berndt Petersen shows us the decade long effort to help the number of Gopher tortoises bounce back. In the South Georgia ...

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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I live in an area with many gophers and needed a better way to eradicate this problem," said an inventor, from Bonsall, Calif., "so I invented the Critter ...