Cold weather in Florida does more than make people complain about the temperature. It slows iguanas down so much that even a ...

Climate change is one of the top threats to vulnerable species around the world, driving widespread losses of plants and ...

Winter in Florida means more time outdoors, and possibly more exposure to tick-borne diseases. But the news isn’t all bad: ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioners recently approved staff recommendations to advertise proposed rule changes for prohibited green iguanas, including concepts relating to outdoor ...

An experiment on reptile decomposition aims to shed light on a variety of paleontological mysteries, including why so many ...

Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.

FWC Chair Rodney Barreto challenges Florida businesses to turn invasive iguanas into profitable products. FWC already has partnered with INVERSA in Miami, which makes python and lionfish products.

(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) A now near annual occurrence, falling iguanas are in the forecast again for the next couple of days in parts of Florida due ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species from Southeast Asia now established in South Florida. While freezing temperatures can be lethal to pythons, evidence suggests they may be evolving to tolerate ...

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — A First Coast News crew was walking through Dutton Island Preserve in Atlantic Beach, filming video for a story when something caught their attention. Stradling a guardrail was ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive ...