Florida Audubon

Every year between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5, thousands of birders fan out across the country for an annual bird census.The Christmas Bird Count began in 1900 as…

Roseate spoonbills may not appear in plastic as lawn ornaments — but they are up there with flamingos as one of Florida's iconic birds. They're the other…

If there is an iconic bird for the Florida Keys, the Key West quail-dove is it. The bird was named, and painted, by John James Audubon during his 1832…

Every few years we get a snapshot of the health of the Everglades in the System Status Report, which was released earlier this month. It shows improvement…

The good news from last summer's rains is that South Florida's water supply is running above average. But that doesn't ease the concerns of those…

Hundreds of miles of proposed pipeline may begin pumping natural gas between Southwest Alabama and Martin County, Florida within four years if Florida…

May was an eventful -- and most would likely say hopeful -- month for the beleaguered Everglades. Gov. Rick Scott signed into law new legislation that…

The clock is ticking for the highly-endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow, but a new project recently green-lit by a federal agency may offer some hope…

The roseate spoonbill -- often mistaken by confused tourists for the non-native flamingo -- is one of Florida's great iconic species. Dubbed "one of the…

Proposed changes at Everglades National Park have put anglers at odds with environmental groups. The park's draft general management plan, which includes…

Several ecologically-significant tracts of public land in Palm Beach County will go under the microscope this month as a state agency continues its…

Animal welfare advocates are at odds with wildlife conservationalists as the Florida Senate prepares this week to look at a controversial feral cat bill.…