conservation

A school partnership began a year ago after the students discovered a shared passion for protecting sea turtles. The Cayman Islands kids recently visited to hear Jane Goodall share ideas.

Over the past year, 50 youth-led environmental projects have registered in Florida through conservationist Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots program.

Okaloosa County is in talks to acquire a storied but aging ocean liner, but the proposed deal hit a snag after county leaders postponed a vote on the plan.

Wildlife enthusiasts and conservationists may be interested in a proposal going on the November ballot. Voters will see it as Amendment 2 - Right to Fish and Hunt.

Lemurs are among the animals on exhibit in Lamont, about half an hour from Tallahassee. An endangered ring-tailed lemur was born at the facility last week.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it will take the unprecedented step of catching and caring for sick endangered sawfish amid ongoing deaths.

Mangroves tamper down waves, keeping shorelines from eroding. They are being chopped down faster than they can be replaced.

Federal wildlife officials protected areas where bonneted bats now live. Advocates say protections should go further due to eventual migration caused by climate change.

The more than 12,000 acres along Fisheating Creek in Highlands County is surrounded on all sides by previously preserved lands.

Atalas are small butterflies with inky black wings that are speckled with iridescent blue spots, and a bright red body.