JN Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge is approximately 120 miles south of Tampa on Florida's Gulf Coast. J.N. Ding ...

FDOT has been trying since the 1990s to extend State Road 7 and widen the road to four lanes as the population has boomed by thousands and communities have sprouted in the area, where once it was all ...

Go to the Fish House in Key Largo for their ‘matecumbe’ style fish (prepared with diced tomatoes and capers), Chef Michael’s ...

From stunning sunsets and breathtaking beaches to scenic vistas and beautiful landmarks, these are the Most Treasured Views ...

Florida Python Challenge competition rules are as follows:. Collecting Burmese Pythons. The Florida Python Challenge™ python removal competition occurs from 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 11, 2025, to ...

Two bills in the Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a more colorful representative.

The South Florida Water Management District combined the 2022 and 2023 wading bird seasons into one report, and it reflects wading bird activity here between November and July of the following ...

In the meantime the captive breeding program is aimed at rescuing the sparrow from winking out while the work to save the bird’s habitat remains underway. The South Florida Water Management ...

The South Florida Water Management District reported overall nesting down although snowy egrets, South Florida's dominant wading bird, had back-to-back good years. While rainfall played a part ...

Recently, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) rescued 57 songbirds following a year-long investigation in South Florida. Find more ways to stay up to date with your latest ...

Experts say they likely contracted it by eating wild water birds. There are currently no known bird flu cases in South Florida. Still, the region’s nonnative waterfowl, ...

The Jacksonville area has well over 200 species of birds. ... Both are dark-colored water birds that dive for fish in Florida, ... They migrate to the South Georgia/Northeast Florida area in the ...