Florida Fish & Wildlife is reminding everyone to stop painting on turtle or tortoise shells as it can pose a danger to their health. “While to you it may seem harmless, painting the shells of turtles ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (WSVN) — Officials are searching for the person who painted the shell of a gopher tortoise in Central Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shared a photo ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Wildlife officials in Florida are searching for the person, or persons that painted the top of a gopher tortoise’s shell pink. The tortoise has been rescued and an authorized ...

Raphael, the spunky gopher tortoise from Lake County who quickly became an Internet sensation this week, is no longer seeing red. He’s nearly all cleaned up, and his shell is back to its normal ...

ST. LUCIS COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Fish and Wildlife are searching for whoever painted a gopher tortoise’s shell pink, to bring them to justice. FWC said at least two tortoises have been reported ...

With the help of veterinarians, 3D designers, and local artists, Freddy the tortoise was able to receive a beautifully hand-painted, 3D-printed hull after losing most of her shell in a devastating ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A tortoise found at Sawgrass Lake Park with swastikas painted on its shell, has been cleaned off and put back in it’s habitat. Staff at the park found the tortoise over ...

Two gopher tortoises were spray painted with bright colors in Naples, Florida, causing a local conservancy to rush to their aid Conservancy of Southwest Florida An act of vandalism could have a ...

Remember the gopher tortoise from Central Florida who quickly became an Internet sensation after being spray-painted red when found by rescuers? Well, the spunky gopher tortoise nicknamed “Raphael” is ...