PALM BAY, Fla. — Since the 1960s, the Brazilian peppertree has grown into Florida’s most widespread and invasive plant. According to the USDA Agricultural Research Service, growth now covers over ...

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.

Good morning! We have an update today on the high cost to McIntosh County of defending an unpopular zoning ordinance. We then turn to two wildlife reports — one about endangered whales that came back ...

Fashion trend forecasters should flag snake skin as the next big thing in the Sunshine State. The invasive Burmese python, which has been terrorizing the natural wildlife of the Florida Everglades for ...

The Florida government is ridding the Everglades of invasive pythons by allowing fashion brans to turn them into luxury accessories. Inverse Leathers Shopping will now save the planet. Florida ...

A viral video shows invasive rhesus macaque monkeys at Florida's Silver Springs State Park. The monkeys were introduced in the 1930s by a cruise operator and have since established a wild population.

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 ...

Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted the success of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Python Action Team – Removing Invasive Constrictors (PATRIC) program in achieving ...

More than 500 non-native species have been reported in Florida, according to the Florida Fish and Widlife Conservation Commission. The FWC stood before a Senate subcommittee this month to justify a ...