Wildlife & Habitat Management team has begun its annual gopher tortoise burrow surveys with a new method this year — video ...

Two turtles were spray-painted recently and treated by wildlife rehabilitation experts at the Von Arx Wildlife Hospital.

Dusky gopher frogs spend most of their lives underground, in burrows created by gopher tortoises — hence their name — and other animals. In the winter they migrate to temporary ponds to breed, and ...

On the rare occasions when a pocket gopher does pop up into the sunlight, they rarely venture more than 0.76 m (2.5 feet) from one of the many entrances to their extensive web of burrows that ...

Dusky gopher frogs spend most of their lives underground, in burrows created by gopher tortoises — hence their name — and other animals. In the winter they migrate to temporary ponds to breed, and ...

The Minnesota Golden Gophers may hold the all-time series lead at 40-33-3, but the Illinois Fighting Illini have left the last three meetings victorious. Can the Gophers stop the bleeding?

They dig deep burrows for shelter and forage on low-growing plants. Gopher tortoises share their burrows with more than 350 other species, and are therefore referred to as a keystone species.

Spread Awareness: Talk to your neighbors about how to protect wildlife. Knowledge is the first step to change. Be a ...