threatened species

A federal judge has ordered the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to take a series of steps aimed at protecting manatees in the northern Indian River Lagoon.

These large, non-venomous snakes are listed as threatened because of habitat loss. They are a glossy, bluish-black color that can be iridescent in the sunlight.

The proposed rule would keep the Florida manatee as threatened, continuing its status since being delisted as endangered in 2017. A public hearing is set for Feb. 26.

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve is an important habitat for gopher tortoises in southern Pinellas County. Recent deaths and a lack of protections for the species are getting attention.

417 potentially endangered species are going unprotected, according to a national environmental organization. The organization is suing the U.S. Fish and…

A coalition of South Florida environmental groups say the U.S. Wildlife Service has Okayed development plans on what they call one of the last forested…