An invasive soft coral has been spotted in Hawaii and Puerto Rico and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is ...

With the major die-off in the Florida Keys in 2024 and 2025 resulting in the mortalities of at least 65 large sawfish (and ...

Some Central Florida residents got a surprise holiday guest ahead of Christmas. Monkeys have been sighted roaming around Orange City this week, with law enforcement officers stressing that the public ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - "An invasive species has a very specific definition," said Alyssa Vinson, an urban forestry extension agent with Hillsborough County. "It's one that is not from here, and it is ...

After some social media footage of wild monkeys climbing on roofs in Central Florida's Groveland and Clermont went viral, many are wondering — Do monkeys actually live in the Sunshine State? Despite ...

The Trump Administration is proposing new changes to the Endangered Species Act. Conservation organizations are concerned about its impact.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has announced that the state is now "off limits to any new species," as it seeks to crack down on invasive species. Officials have proposed ...

Normally green iguanas sometimes turn orange, or pumpkin, around the holiday season. But it's not a holiday thing for these invasive species.

Trump plan puts profits ahead of protecting animals such as Florida manatees, sea turtles and North Atlantic right whales, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A mosquito species native to central and southern America has found a new home in Florida, according to new research from the University of Florida. The study published in the ...

Video above: How much will sea levels rise in the future? TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A type of tropical cactus that is only native to the Florida Keys has gone extinct due to climate change, research ...

A half century ago, Americans decided to no longer leave "survival of the fittest" to nature. Too many animals were dying at the hands of humans, including our nation's symbol — the bald eagle. The ...