ALBANY – Chehaw Park & Zoo has received $5,000 from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to help develop public viewing aspects for a new “head start” education program focused on rare gopher ...

Taking action to revive critically endangered species is one of the most effective conservation efforts we can participate in. One dedicated group of scientists has made significant strides in ...

Dusky gopher frogs are adorably winsome with big eyes, round stomachs and a call that sounds like a post-dinner snore—and they’re one of the rarest amphibians in the United States. Habitat loss, ...

Representatives from the Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, the Memphis Zoo and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released 82 critically-endangered dusky gopher frogs here at a wildlife management area in ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Georgia Gopher Tortoise Initiative has reached its goal of permanently protecting 65 viable tortoise populations, according to a news release from the Georgia Department of ...

Gopher frog habitat is shrinking, but the Edenton National Fish Hatchery is helping them survive. North Carolina is giving endangered gopher frogs a head start. The Wildlife Resources Commission and ...

Not so long ago, one Georgia species was in critical danger of extinction, but in 2022 for the ecosystem, The US Fish and Wildlife Service declared the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)to be no ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - For this week’s Talking Trash, sponsored by Capital Waste Services, we’re spotlighting the sustainability and conservational efforts happening at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden. WIS’ ...