Molly Duerig

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.

People cheered the release of a manatee this week that had been recuperating after being rescued from a storm drain in Florida this winter.

A provision in this year's farm bill allows the state to sell off "surplus" conservation land for agricultural production.

The attorney general's revised contract slashes funds originally approved for State Attorney Monique Worrell's office to help domestic violence victims.

For at least one water utility in Central Florida, PFAS settlement payments are starting to arrive.

Officials say drinking recycled, thoroughly-treated wastewater is perfectly safe but there are also psychological hurdles.

A private, 670-acre property in Seminole County is one area the state could choose to acquire and set aside for conservation.