conservation

Marjory Stoneman Douglas championed Everglades conservation for the latter half of the 20th century. Her relentless advocacy has lately become associated…

Palm Beach County's designated natural areas are off the agenda at Tuesday's commission meeting.The 34 public sites are used for hiking, biking, fishing…

When you’re talking about the protection of birds, in the U.S. and especially in South Florida, there’s one man who had an outsize impact — even if his…

Everglades National Park is a World Heritage site, and it’s under siege from drought, invasive species and sea-level rise. A report released in November…

As law enforcement agencies across Florida consider using body cameras, the state’s wildlife officers are following suit.

Environmental activists and concerned citizens expressed outrage Thursday night over a planned development they say endangers a tract of rare pine…

Pine rockland is a rare type of forest found only in South Florida and the Caribbean. In Miami-Dade County, a swath of pineland once stretched from…

The endangered Florida panther has bred only south of the Caloosahatchee River since 1973. Now, a female has turned up on the north side, and it could be a good thing for the future of the species.

Florida wildlife authorities say the state's panther population is expanding beyond the endangered animal's primary habitat in southwest Florida.For...

Least terns are having a banner breeding year in Key West.That's good news — the seabirds are listed as threatened by the state of Florida.But it also…

Fifty-seven species of fish and wildlife are so rare or face such threats that they are considered "imperiled" by the state of Florida.Now the state has…

Environmentalists suing the state over the upcoming bear hunt are urging a judge to step in and stop the hunt before it starts next month. Speak Up...