It took nearly 100 years for a duo of endangered Philadelphia Zoo tortoises to become parents and the "Golden" moment is now ...

The names Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia pay tribute to the ladies of "The Golden Girls." More than 13,000 people voted for the names. Their nearly 100-year-old mother, named "Mommy", made ...

The Philadelphia Zoo's four new female tortoise hatchlings have been named. Votes for the names topped 13,000. They are named ...

Tucked away in the back of the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, 10 rescued gopher tortoises spend their days grazing and ...

Four baby Galapagos tortoises made their public debut Wednesday at the Philadelphia Zoo. They are the offspring of the zoo’s ...

Gopher tortoises, which are classified as a threatened species in Florida, are known to be land-dwelling. Plus, they don't ...

During that cleanup, park officials noticed something had changed across the more than 1,100-acre park – an exploding gopher tortoise population. Fort De Soto Park Manager, Dave Harshbarger ...

The Hernando Sun is a locally owned weekly newspaper. The founders of the newspaper are Rocco and Julie Maglio. They saw the need for a newspaper when the Hernando Today newspaper closed their doors ...

In 2016, the Gopher Tortoise Council adopted April 10 as Gopher Tortoise Day in Florida to increase awareness and appreciation for the protected species, the city of Sanibel reported. It is considered ...