What do you think of when you hear the word “tortoise”? The giant tortoises that lumber along like tanks over the Galapagos ...

The leopard tortoise of East Africa and South Africa has a striking appearance, with juveniles and young adults living up to ...

Here are our favorite ways to explore this Bonita Springs filled with gorgeous mystical marshlands and mangrove forests.

Intrigued, they kept returning. By 1915, Ayers had discovered what turned out to be human bones. Nicknamed "Vero Man," the ...

A collection of images from TCPalm's staff and freelance photojournalists from around the region in July 2025.

Sanibel Island is nature’s chill pill – a barrier island where collecting seashells is considered an Olympic sport and traffic jams involve turtles crossing the road.

Sanibel’s east-west orientation (unusual for Florida barrier islands) creates a perfect scoop for gathering seashells that wash up from the Caribbean and beyond. This geographical quirk has earned it ...