The winning numbers in Monday's drawing of the "Minnesota Gopher 5" game were: Hundreds in the state have died after overdosing on a drug originally used in veterinary medicine in large animals.

Every ecosystem is complex and unique. In some places, specific plants, animals, fungi, or bacteria will have a dramatic ...

Darrell Crabbe from SWF said it's often difficult for hunters and landowners to connect directly, due to trespass legislation ...

The sheer number of species that rely on a gopher tortoise burrow for survival, roughly 365, and the diversity of creatures ...

A Florida family planned their dream home, until protected tortoises took over. Now, they're paying $1,300 in taxes for ...

The winning numbers in Monday's drawing of the "Minnesota Gopher 5" game were: 12, 31 ... Abbott directs the Texas Animal Health Commission and Texas Parks & Wildlife to form a joint response team ...

They are called a ‘keystone species’ because more than 350 other animals — like owls, snakes, foxes, toads, skunks, and lizards — use gopher tortoise burrows to shelter from the heat, fires, and ...

Despite only spending one day in the area, the impact they had was remarkable. Six years after their trip, there were over 40,000 plants thriving where the gophers had gotten to work, while the ...

In non-burrowing animals, relaxin dissolved no bone (as in the pocket gopher) but relaxed the pelvic ligaments and widened the pelvic canal, thus making birth easier. Hisaw found that even virgin ...

It’s surprising that so many gopher tortoises survived Helene Hurricane. The reptiles are known for being terrible swimmers. In fact, at least 40 dead tortoises were found on Fort de Soto, and ...

The 2nd Annual Gopher Tortoise Gallop 5K Run/Walk is happening March 22nd at Okeeheelee Park in West Palm Beach. Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25All proceeds help ...

The gopher tortoise remains a threatened species in Florida because of loss of its upland habitat. They dig burrows that are used by 350 other animal species, according to the Wildlands ...