The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is offering a reward for information after a gopher tortoise was found completely covered in red spray paint with concrete on its limbs in Lake ...

Two gopher tortoises were spray painted with bright colors in Naples, Florida, causing a local conservancy to rush to their aid Conservancy of Southwest Florida An act of vandalism could have a ...

Wildlife in Southwest Florida can face an array of challenges in order to survive. Natural predators, hurricanes, vehicles and the constant growth and development taking place that impacts their ...

NAPLES, Fla. (WFLA) — Two gopher tortoises, found spray-painted blue and pink, were taken to receive treatment from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida this week. The first gopher tortoise was found ...

The colored orbs were shells of gopher tortoises that had been spray painted, which is illegal in Florida, officials say. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission photo A strange pink and ...

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 ...