Once known as 'Hoover chickens,' the long-lived gopher tortoises are now at the center of a growing conservation battle.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has upgraded the gopher tortoise’s fragility rating from vulnerable to ...

At 82, former Harlem Globetrotter Rudy Thomas has found a new team to coach at a Jacksonville retirement community. Many of his players are women and some use wheelchairs. They call themselves — wait ...

Stroll along Tampa’s Riverwalk and you’ll see families, lunch crowds, and cyclists running errands. Sandwiched between the ...

The Trump administration says the changes align more closely with the original Endangered Species Act, but environmental advocates say they put some of Louisiana’s rarest animals in jeopardy, ...

At the end of your walk, cool down and walk slowly, then hydrate. Guided Preserve Tours & Nature Hikes Check the websites for ...

Hundreds of imperiled species, including endangered forest birds in Hawai‘i, could face greater threats from industry and ...

This is southwest Florida in focus. Coming up, Florida Gulf Coast University prepares to welcome President Donald Trump on ...

By MEGHAN BRADBURY mbradbury@breezenewspapers.com The Sanibel Planning Commission unanimously approved the application for the redevelopment of Waterside Inn, subject to 35 conditions, during its ...

At the start of the meeting, Chair Darrin Palumbo announced that the Hilton redevelopment application had been formally ...