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The additional money pledged by the state comes as an impasse continues with the Army Corps of Engineers over allocating federal funds to replenish eroded beaches.
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May is the beginning of flamingo nesting season, and researchers are crossing their fingers that the large, apparently healthy population could start popping out fledglings on Florida soil for the first time in a century.
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Researchers at the University of Florida Center for Coastal Solutions and Center for Landscape Conservation Planning recently developed a tool to help identify conservation lands in Florida that could help improve water quality if they are protected.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced the creation of The Cacique Fontoura reserve and the Aldeia Velha territory. They cover a combined total area of almost 132 square miles.
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With the cause still unknown, the number of rare dead sawfish in the Florida Keys rose to 40 this week, while officials say over 50 species have been affected. But a rescued fish pulled from waters off Cudjoe Key earlier this month is recovering under veterinary care.
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People who fish in Florida and in federal waters are required to have special gear on board to help ensure groupers, snappers and other reef fish survive when they're returned to the water.
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Millions of tons of yellow-brown algae that have been swirling about in a region of the tropical Atlantic known as the Sargasso Sea are now breaking loose and landing on Florida shores
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Florida has quickly launched an appeal after a U.S. district judge rejected a 2020 decision by the federal government to shift permitting authority to the state for projects that affect wetlands.
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At least 38 smalltooth sawfish have been found dead in South Florida waters since January, but the actual total of deaths is believed to be higher.
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The twin drivers of increased flooding from sea level rise and a relentless real estate market have made the ripple effects of raising homes a particularly acute issue in Miami-Dade.
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Coral rescued off the Florida reef ahead of an outbreak of lethal stony coral disease and stashed in aquariums and zoos are growing and making babies.
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The city of Hallandale Beach has proclaimed itself the first in South Florida go with a 100% electric bus fleet.