When naturalist John James Audubon visited Florida in the 1830s, he marveled at our vast flocks of birds but complained about ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has ...

A Burmese python can slip through Florida’s wetlands without anyone seeing it, but the water may give away where it’s be ...

For nearly three decades, James Wortham flew planes over Florida’s coastline, tracking migratory birds and counting manatees. Abigail Berg improved a 4-mile road through the wetlands of JN “Ding” ...

To the untrained eye, the Florida scrub ecosystem isn't much to look at. Scattered in patches around coastal and inland Florida, the scrub landscape is dominated by shrubs and short oaks, all growing ...

It used to be considered against the law in America to starve a member of an endangered species to death or harm it by ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The most threatening, potential invasive species to Florida have been ...

Another new mosquito species has made its way across the tropics into Florida, making a permanent home in at least three counties. Scientists are concerned because of the rate of new mosquitoes ...

New research is indicating that invasive foreign ants that have hitched rides on global imports are slowly becoming the dominant species in the state of Florida. Populations of non-native leaf-litter ...

A half century ago, Americans decided to no longer leave "survival of the fittest" to nature. Too many animals were dying at the hands of humans, including our nation's symbol — the bald eagle. The ...

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Florida has at least 40 more invasive species to worry about with some unexpected creatures topping the list, according to a recent "horizon-scanning study." Led by University of Florida scientists, ...