Molly Duerig

The proposal would ultimately let homeowners pay property taxes as if their homes were worth $250,000 less.

Commissioner Nicole Wilson requested a discussion on ways the county could potentially help prevent unsafe wildlife experiences.

The water quality data comes straight from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

A set of rule changes recently announced by the Trump administration will weaken protections for plants, as well as animals.

The traveling Pulse memorial at City Hall opened this week and will be open through August 23.

Nine sloths remain in the care of the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, after 13 recently arrived there in poor condition from a Sloth World warehouse.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Wednesday issued a temporary ban on importing sloths into the state, following public outcry that arose over dozens of animal deaths connected to Sloth World.

If enacted, the bill would override Florida's current law requiring counties to agree to house people detained on a federal immigration hold.

More than 30 sloths imported for an exhibit in Florida have died. State officials are now investigating what went wrong as a zoo tries to keep about a dozen sloths alive.

The zoo's veterinary team is keeping an extra-close eye on two of the remaining eleven animals recently transferred from a Sloth World warehouse in Orlando.

No law required Sloth World operators to report animal deaths to the state, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

U.S. House lawmakers are expected to vote soon on a suite of proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act.