Florida Residents Heartbroken After a Construction Project Displaces Threatened Owl’s Nest
NEED TO KNOW Cape Coral residents are upset after a sidewalk project displaced a threatened burrowing owl nest…
Barking dog alerts Florida homeowner to alligator swimming in backyard pool
A South Florida homeowner got an early-morning surprise when her dog’s barking turned out to be a warning…
Florida’s pythons seem to skip Lee County, but experts say they’re just too good at hiding
Official records make one part of Southwest Florida look oddly quiet for Burmese pythons. Even so, specialists say…
Florida Hotel Owner, Bar Manager Allegedly Mothballed Beach To Chase Away Protected Birds
Florida wildlife officials announced arrests of a hotel owner and bar manager accused of deploying mothballs on a…
Florida Business Owners Accused of Scattering Mothballs to Drive Off Protected Shorebirds
Two business owners on St. Pete Beach are facing charges after wildlife officers say they tried to make…
Florida researchers tag male pythons to find hidden females and nests with up to 111 eggs
To help hunt the elusive Burmese pythons that plague the Everglades, Florida researchers are radio-tagging males and then…
Florida’s python hunters know the drill: catch the invader, document it, and strike a pose
In Florida’s summer python challenge, a successful catch often ends with a celebratory photo. What’s happening? Each year,…
2 beachfront business owners accused of scattering mothballs on St. Pete Beach to deter birds
TAMPA — Florida wildlife officials on Wednesday arrested two beachfrontbusiness owners on charges that they scattered hundreds of…
Palm Bay, Florida, woman wakes to a 3 a.m. alarm, finds a hissing alligator at her front door
A 3 a.m security alert sent one homeowner in Palm Bay, Florida, to her cameras and revealed something…
Not just pythons: In Florida, invasive tegus are raiding alligator eggs in the Everglades
Florida’s invasive-species problem goes well beyond the Burmese pythons that often grab headlines. In the Everglades, another fast-spreading…
Burmese python population booms near popular Florida tourist area, prompting higher conservation presence
EVERGLADES, Fla. – Experts across the Sunshine State are monitoring an increasing presence of the deadly Burmese Python…
Burmese pythons are now ‘established’ in western Charlotte County, Florida officials say
State wildlife officials say Burmese pythons are now established in part of Charlotte County, adding another Florida community…