Florida wildlife

The agreement to purchase the land came after public outcry over a proposed swap of part of the Withlacoochee State Forest for other parcels in north Florida.

Disney World's conservation arm has given $1 million to the foundation that wants to preserve a wildlife corridor through the length of Florida.

“We do know it was a bear attack,” an FWC spokesperson told reporters at a press conference. “We don't know if it was the same bear or multiple bears.”

Supporters of the measure have raised significantly more money than opponents, and political experts think the proposal likely will receive the required support of 60 percent of voters to pass.

Environmentalists say planned communities — Kingston in eastern Lee and Bellmar in eastern Collier and both the size of small cities — could hurtle the Florida panther from the Endangered Species List to extinction.

A new report by scientists from four major Florida universities, the wildlife corridor — if completed — will not only allow wildlife to survive in the coming decades, it will make climate change less destructive to humans.

The film "Path of the Panther", produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, follows the endangered species and the people in Florida on the front lines trying to save the state's biggest cat. Tori Linder, another producer with the film, joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about growing up around Florida's wild environment and how this with ongoing efforts to save these creatures.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office has a petting zoo at its jail on Stock Island. They just adopted a skunk who needed a home.

To prevent a fatal disease in Florida white-tailed deer, state wildlife managers are asking hunters in Collier, Lee, DeSoto, and Hendry counties to donate the heads of deer they have killed for testing.

Stand on the beach in Boca Raton at 10 or 11 at night with your back to the ocean — over the dunes, you'll see a glowing sky. This artificial light is coming from city buildings and homes. It's confusing baby sea turtles.

The 2022 Florida Python Challenge kicks off Friday, as part of a drive to eliminate the large snakes that threaten native wildlife in the Florida Everglades.

An ailing manatee that was found and rehabilitated in Texas late last year was flown to Florida on a cargo plane and released into a bay near a wildlife refuge along the Gulf Coast this week.