bonneted bats

The controversial Miami Wilds water park near Zoo Miami comes back before Miami-Dade county commissioners Tuesday. But the commissioner who requested the deal now wants it deferred indefinitely.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service now wants to designate approximately 1.2 million acres as critical habitat across 13 counties, marking a 21% reduction from the previous proposal.

Conservation groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking protections for Florida bonneted bats, which the groups say are threatened by rising seas and urban sprawl.

Florida joins states across the country targeting trans athletes. An abandoned golf course, a housing project and a protected bat — it's a development controversy only fit for Florida. Plus, the Fort Lauderdale New River and its fascinating history.

Commissioners approved the Miami Wilds park plan and an option for a larger hotel after vowing to protect bats and remove pineland from the deal.

A parks committee has recommended Miami-Dade County approve a 40-year lease on land near Zoo Miami for a hotel, shops and a water park.

A Miami-Dade parks committee will review a proposal to lease land near Zoo Miami to developers hoping to build a hotel, shopping and water park. The land also provides habitat for the nation's rarest bat.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to designate an area three times the size of Lake Okeechobee as critical habitat for Florida’s rare bonneted…