The officer pulled up to 29-year-old Carlos Fabian Mercado de Choudens, who was fishing with four other people. The officer checked one of Mercado’s buckets and found several bluegill fish, according to the report, which added Mercado didn’t have an active fishing license.
As American crocodile populations have risen in recent decades, the threatened reptiles have made their way into suburban canals, adapting to the human environment as best they can.
A frozen iguana hit the deck after cold weather swept through South Florida in January. Here's what to know about the plummeting lizards.
More than 1,200 cold-stunned sea turtles rescued last week along Florida’s northern coast
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Comatose and Washed Up, 1,000 Endangered Sea Turtles Are Rescued in Florida
Drop in Gulf water temps connected to cold-stunned sea turtle spell
The drop in water temperature was so significant that Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports more than 1,000 sea turtles were rescued off the state's coast after being cold-stunned in the last week. Many of the sea turtles were rescued near St. Joseph Bay, a region of the Gulf west of Apalachicola and east of Panama City.
Deputies then discovered a 28-inch Arapaima in a gray plastic tote that had been fitted with a battery-operated air pump, officials said. The species is native to South America and one of that size is worth $1,000, the affidavit states.
Arapaima are native to South America, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports. DeSoto County Sheriff's Office photo An exotic fish that can reach 14 feet landed two men in ...
The Florida Department of Health in Lee County (DOH-Lee) has issued a health alert in response to a water sample taken on January 27, 2025
The case drew attention amid a nationwide focus on the apprehension and deportation of undocumented immigrants.
A pilot of a small plane was hurt after crashing in rural Indian River County on Thursday, according to local officials.
Even with the improved conditions, fish kills and respiratory irritation usually associated with red tide were reported off Sarasota County.
Two key questions remain when it comes to the proposed red tide remedies: how to scale them up so they can treat large areas and how to pay for the treatments.
SANIBEL, Fla — Two eaglets that died in Southwest Florida tested positive for avian flu, staff from The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) said Thursday.
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