During the Great Depression days, people used to eat these reptiles. While their numbers have dwindled, they are starting to bounce back.

Gopher tortoises dig burrows that end up not only acting as a home for themselves, but as a refuge for hundreds of other ...

The gopher tortoise dig burrows that end up not only acting as a home for themselves, but as a refuge for hundreds of other species in Florida.

This is the moment they've been waiting for. Just one more opponent stands between the top-seeded Caledonia Warriors and a trip to the state tournament. It's exactly what they've worked toward all ...

The Gophers struggled to put the puck in the net against the Bulldogs last weekend. UMD goalie Adam Gajan was on fire earning ...

Last November, Gophers defensive tackle Jalen Logan-Redding shared he would return to the U for a sixth season, and he alluded to fellow interior D-lineman Deven Eastern doing the same.

No. 2 Chatfield claimed the first set, but No. 10 Zumbrota-Mazeppa bounced back in set two. The Gophers would take the final ...

Gopher tortoises are state-protected throughout their range, and developers are required to relocate them before construction ...

Saving gopher tortoises means protecting their homes, not just moving them By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp A rescued gopher tortoise arrived at the Nokuse Nature Preserve in Florida’s P ...

With over 250 species of trees growing across Illinois, there is a guaranteed assortment of tree shapes, sizes and forms ...

Opinion: Florida moves gopher tortoises to save them from development, but experts say relocation may not solve the bigger ...

Saturday's second Minnesota Gophers exhibition basketball game against North Dakota will start at 12 p.m. instead of the originally scheduled 2 p.m. tip time. Why the change? Nobody knew what time the ...