On the horizon directly in front of her burrow, about two miles offshore, Egmont Key’s historic lighthouse towered over ...

Experts say they’re monitoring 84 tortoise burrows at Fort De Soto, which is 10 times the number of burrows there before Hurricane Helene. Hurricane Helene’s storm surge carried several gopher ...

Spanning five small islands, the 1,136-acre Fort De Soto Park lies at the mouth of Tampa Bay and attracts more than 2.7 million visitors a year. The park features 7 miles of waterfront ...

Four days later, deputies found the dog decapitated in a plastic bag floating in the mangroves of East Beach in Fort De Soto. Pinellas County Animal Services identified Dexter through his ...

But a rare bright spot has emerged amid the destruction. Dozens of threatened gopher tortoises have taken up residence at Fort de Soto Park near St. Petersburg, Florida, after presumably being ...