The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission directed staff to move forward with a proposal for another bear hunt in ...

Florida lawmakers could again consider replacing the mockingbird as the state bird. Bills backing the flamingo and the scrub ...

One of these places is Jupiter, Florida, a laid-back destination with a classic old-beach-town atmosphere. There is as much fun to be had here as there is in spring-break standbys like Daytona Beach ...

As Conservancy of Southwest Florida wrapped the sea turtle nesting season, the group found storms had big effect on outcome.

According to the American Bird Conservancy, mockingbirds live in more than half of the continental U.S. Flamingos, on the other hand, are mostly found in Florida and throughout the Caribbean except in ...

Islamorada, filed a proposal that would lead to the flamingo replacing the mockingbird, which has been the state’s bird since 1927. The bill also would name the Florida scrub jay as the official state ...

Scrub jay supporters note their candidate is uniquely Floridian, and unlike the flamingo or mockingbird, it never leaves the state. Flamingos got some exposure when Hurricane Idalia in 2023 flung ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The North Florida Wildlife Center, located in Jefferson County, is home to an array of different ...

The Florida Department of Health in Hernando County (DOH-Hernando) advises the public to be cautious due to the presence of red tide near Pine Island.

Meet Saka and Akondro: The critically endangered lemurs located at the North Florida Wildlife Center ...

There’s six venomous snakes native to Florida and in 2024 Florida poison control in Jacksonville, Miami and Tampa consulted more than 300 venomous bites.

A fight between a dog and a bear led to a man being injured when he dared to intervene on behalf of his beloved pooch, ...