A gopher tortoise covered with red spray paint and concrete was discovered near Montverde, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Wednesday in a Facebook post. A pair of good ...

A man accused of painting a turtle red said he didn’t know the reptile was in a hole that he dumped a five gallon bucket of paint and concrete into, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation ...

Florida wildlife investigators have charged a man in connection with an animal abuse case in which a tortoise was found covered in red paint. They said Edwin Escalera, who works with a paint company, ...

An Orlando wildlife refuge center is trying to spread the word about two gopher tortoises that were found with their shells covered in paint. One was found in Pine Hills and the other was found, weak ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is looking for answers after they said a gopher tortoise was found near Orlando completely covered in what appears to be red spray paint, WKMG-TV ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is offering a reward for information after a gopher tortoise was found completely covered in red spray paint with concrete on its limbs in Lake ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation officers said they have been able to clean and release a gopher tortoise that was covered in blue paint. The endangered animal was found in ...