The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service encourages eating some invasive species to help protect native wildlife. Although not illegal, eating Burmese pythons is not recommended due to high levels of ...

Discover Florida’s only living barrier reef at Dry Tortugas National Park, where crystal-clear waters let you snorkel among tropical fish, sea turtles, and coral reefs.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has recognized the Florida bass as a unique species separate from the Largemouth bass and will incorporate the species name ...

Photo Provided by Jonathan Mays, FWC - Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, for WMNF News. Florida ranks seventh among U.S. states in biodiversity, with over 4500 different animal species and ...

Heads up Florida. Say hello to your new neighbor, the Asian swamp eel. The swamp eel is one of the latest — and unwelcome — invasive species seen in the Sunshine State and officials want the public's ...

It looks like federal regulators are rebuffing an effort to get the Florida manatee back on the endangered species list. Several statewide environmental groups had petitioned the U.S. Fish and ...