endangered species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week that it was considering stripping protections from two of Florida’s most iconic endangered species: the Florida panther and Key deer.

Pelican Shoal off the Lower Florida Keys was once home to the state's largest colony of endangered roseate terns. It disappeared after hurricanes in 2005 — but has recently resurfaced and the birds have returned.

The population of the Florida panther once dwindled to below two dozen, but it has since rebounded to more than 200. Photographer Carlton Ward Jr. has made it his mission to photograph their progress.

A preliminary state tally for 2020 found 619 manatees were killed, up from last year and the second highest number in the last five years.

Diamondback Terrapins are edging their way toward the endangered species list. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the turtle as vulnerable to extinction due to its declining population.

The program needed four county staff members to meet to review applications for the trust. But for four years, they couldn't manage to organize a meeting, delaying an application now at the center of the Miami Wilds project.

The Center For Biological Diversity has asked a federal judge to reconsider its decision to not add the rare skink, found only in the Lower Keys and Dry Tortugas, to the Endangered Species List.

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…

Sometimes the best science comes from an idle, casual observation. Take Isaac Newton. Or Josh Diamond.Diamond was finishing his doctoral degree in…

A Republican Congressman from Florida sent a letter to the Trump Administration Monday criticizing its plans to weaken protections for endangered species.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife officials Thursday evening faced a crowd of Keys residents strongly opposed to removing the Key deer from the Endangered Species…

Update: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is holding a meeting this week on delisting endangered species. Officials only plan to talk about Key deer,...