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 ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (WSVN) — Officials are searching for the person who painted the shell of a gopher tortoise in Central Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shared a photo ...

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida animal sanctuary is reminding residents and tourists to stop painting the shells of turtles and gopher tortoises. The reminder comes after a female gopher tortoise was ...

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 ...

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — A gopher tortoise is now in the care of Owl's Nest Sanctuary after the animal was found in Zephyrhills with a desecrated shell. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

A man accused of painting a turtle red said he didn’t know the reptile was in a hole that he dumped a five gallon bucket of paint and concrete into, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Wildlife officials in Florida are searching for the person, or persons that painted the top of a gopher tortoise’s shell pink. The tortoise has been rescued and an authorized ...

An act of vandalism could have a lasting effect on a pair of gopher tortoises in southwest Florida. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples originally shared in a Nov. 22 Facebook post that the ...