Gopher tortoises are disappearing from Florida, primarily because of habitat destruction that's often tied to residential development. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission via Flickr ...

Unexpected wave impact: A rogue wave in late April wiped out several threatened shorebird nests at Fort De Soto Park, surprising visitors and park staff. Sargassum surge forecast: Scientists warn this ...

The tortoises made what must have been a harrowing journey across open water to Fort De Soto. A gopher tortoise, which is believed to have been washed from Egmont Key over a mile away during Hurricane ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rogue waves, once the stuff of myth, something sailors mused about in hushed tones, cowering in the corners of candlelit taverns, ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Following pushback from environmental advocates, plans to film a television production at Fort De Soto Park have been scrapped. The production team for "A Land Remembered" — a ...

TAMPA, Fla. — It’s hard to spot the least terns skittering around Fort De Soto Park. But there are dozens of them.