Carrie Drake, naturalist interpreter at the Museum of Natural History, carries Gus, the resident gopher tortoise, as he celebrates his 90th birthday at the museum in Halifax on Aug. 12, 2012.

Gus the gopher tortoise has been in residence at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History in Halifax since 1942. While his actual hatching day is lost to history, August seems like the right time ...

FILE - A gopher tortoise ambles along a tee box on Sept. 21, 2014 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, that the burrowing reptiles don’t ...

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Gus is a Gopher Tortoise a species that is now endangered in Florida. Alexa MacLean/Global Halifax Gus is a Gopher Tortoise, and is believed to have been born in the 1920s in the state of Florida.

At 95 years old, Gus is slow-moving. But that's in his nature, seeing as he's a gopher tortoise. And although he's often sitting idle in his enclosure, Gus has been captivating visitors to the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Gopher tortoises imperiled by loss of habitat largely caused by human development should be placed on the endangered species list in four southern states ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — State officials are investigating after numerous recent gopher tortoise deaths at a popular beach destination. According to a Florida Department of Environmental ...

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 on Nov. 22 that the animals had ...

Gopher tortoises are long-lived reptiles that occupy upland habitat throughout Florida including forests, pastures, and yards. They dig deep burrows for shelter and forage on low-growing plants.

In fact, at least 40 dead tortoises were found on Fort de Soto, and many more likely drowned. However, the gopher tortoises’ newfound home will hopefully give them the boost they need.