In exchange for the state forest land, the district would receive roughly 550 acres of Lee Peanut Farms LLC’s farmland along ...

Gopher tortoises have shovel-like front legs and strong, thick back legs to help them dig intricate burrows, which they can enter and exit easily thanks to their low-profile shells. When these ...

The latest: Surveyors conducting a gopher tortoise burrow survey found 57 tortoise carcasses over the last six weeks at the preserve, St. Petersburg's natural and cultural areas manager Taylor ...

Let me first make it clear that I am a big fan of peanuts — the tasty legume favored by George Washington Carver, that is, ...

Gopher tortoises have shovel-like front legs and strong, thick back legs that help them dig deep, and intricate burrows, which more than 360 other species use. Gopher tortoise burrows are considered ...

IT’S THE SAME THING IN OUR ECOSYSTEMS, RIGHT? GOPHER TORTOISES BUILD BURROWS, AND THOSE BURROWS CAN BE AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 15FT LONG. IT’S BEEN DOCUMENTED THAT OVER 360 DIFFERENT SPECIES USE ...

Alexandra Fasulo's Matlacha home was destroyed by storm surge during Hurricane Ian in 2022, so she bought a property near her mother's home at the time, in Cape Coral.