Endangered snail kites are evolving quickly, but why?. Are invasive snails helping this native Florida bird recover?

Birds are among the most intelligent and talkative animals in the entire world. Their babbling, chatty, and loose-lipped mimicry have inspired various stories, both humorous and dark, from across all ...

Black and white lizards that grow up to 5 feet in length, tegus are among the next wave of invasive species moving into the ...

There are many deadly animals in Florida, the Everglades. Facts on dangerous animals in Florida: Alligators, sharks, panthers ...

While green isn’t an unusual color in nature, beautiful green animals are somewhat rare and exotic. Many green-colored animals, such as toads and various insects, have little to distinguish them ...

Families of scrub-jays work together, with young birds helping their parents raise new chicks—a rare behavior among birds. Conservationists are working hard to protect remaining scrub patches and ...

A startling milestone has been reached in Florida's war against the invasive Burmese pythons eating their way across the Everglades.

Rapid growth in Florida's Heartland weighs heavily on aging infrastructure. Paving new roads harms already imperiled ecosystems. Can smart planning keep native plants growing when the population is, ...

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, a unit of FDOT, resumed the project last May, launching an alternative corridor study for the 28-mile eastern segment known as Central Polk Parkway East.

A few highlights: Altamira Oriole is a South Texas specialty that barely enters the United States. Courtesy of Patti Langen Ringed Kingfisher showed nicely during a birding cruise on the Rio Grande.

Flamingos were common in South Florida until the end of the 19th century, when trends turned to feathers on women's hats and hunters slaughtered millions of birds in the Everglades.