A team of python trackers in the Florida Everglades caught the largest Burmese python ever found in the region. The nearly 18-foot python (Python bivittatus) weighed 215 pounds, National Geographic reported, and was carrying 122 …
Florida wildlife officials say seagrass is growing again in parts of the Indian River Lagoon after pollution killed off the grass, triggering a die-off of threatened Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus), which depend on it. Last …
A co-owner of the Boston Celtics has made a $2 million donation to aid manatees in Florida. The Fox Rock Foundation, a charitable foundation overseen by Celtics co-owner Rob Hale and his wife, Karen, announced …
Trail cameras can get glimpses of wildlife that humans rarely see. In North Florida, trail cameras captured amazing footage of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Florida black bears (Ursus americanus floridanus), gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), coyotes …
A fatal virus is killing freshwater turtles in Florida. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists say they have been studying the turtle fraservirus 1 (TFV1), formerly known as turtle bunyavirus, since early 2018. Since …
As warmer weather comes to Florida, wildlife agencies say they are phasing out an emergency program to provide supplemental food for manatees in the Indian River Lagoon. Wildlife officials plan to discontinue the program in …
First-of-its kind footage reveals that bobcats may prey on invasive Burmese python eggs in southern Florida. While the video showed only a one-off confirmed case, the discovery reveals that some native wildlife may be able …
The best way to track down Atlantic salt marsh mink, it turns out, may be by using an upside-down bucket floating on a small raft. Atlantic salt marsh mink are one of four subspecies of …
After a slow start, efforts to feed Florida manatees in the wild to protect them from starvation in the winter are showing some success. About three dozen manatees (Trichechus manatus) have been seen eating lettuce …
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to take the unprecedented step of feeding Florida manatees to help them survive the winter—a move that comes as the threatened species faces a record die-off. Over 1,000 …
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