Carried by hurricane waves, these tortoises were swept to Florida’s Fort De Soto
On the horizon directly in front of her burrow, about two miles offshore, Egmont Key’s historic lighthouse towered over ...
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A Hurricane Swept These Tortoises Across Miles of Ocean to a New Home in Florida—and Now, They’re Thriving
Park rangers say at least 84 gopher tortoises are now living at Fort de Soto Park near St. Petersburg. Prior to Hurricane ...
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Hurricane Helene storm surge relocates dozens of Egmont Key tortoises to Fort De Soto
Experts say they’re monitoring 84 tortoise burrows at Fort De Soto, which is 10 times the number of burrows there before ...
Bay News 91d
Gopher Tortoise Population Spikes at Fort De Soto Park
PINELLAS CO, Fla. — Fort De Soto Park was ravaged by hurricane Helene, leaving behind a trail of debris that took months to cleanup. During that cleanup, park officials noticed something had ...
Hurricane sweeps gopher tortoises to Fort De Soto
FOX 13's Kailey Tracy explains that the tortoises were recently relocated from Egmont Key by the force of Hurricane Helene's Storm Surge.
Poll: Vote for the Fort Collins-area Blue Federal Credit Union Athlete of the Week (April 7)
Vote for the Blue FCU Athlete of the Week, with nominees from Windsor and Timnath track & field, Fossil Ridge golf, Poudre soccer and PSD lacrosse.
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Around town: St. Petersburg news briefs
ST. PETERSBURG – The city is inviting residents to get a behind-the-scenes look at the city's water treatment facilities during a series of open houses this spring. During the open houses, attendees ...
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The City of Writers Poetry Festival Returns to St. Petersburg
Gloria Muñoz, St. Petersburg’s poet laureate, presents the third annual City of Writers Poetry Festival in St. Pete with community partners.