After nearly 40 years on the brink of extinction, the brown pelican is coming off the endangered species list. The bird, now prevalent across Florida and the Gulf and Pacific coasts, was declared an endangered species in 1970, after its population was devastated by the use of the pesticide DDT. The pelican's recovery is largely due to a 1972 ban on the chemical. ...more

November 11, 2009

We missed those of you who ventured north as part of the annual snowbird migration. And now that you're back, we'd like to share some of the news we reported in the South Shore News & Tribune while you were gone. Welcome home. We're happy you're back. ...more

November 4, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol says 49-year-old James Bettis was driving along an interstate in Fort Myers early Wednesday morning when he ran over the panther. ...more

August 5, 2009

Five members of Congress have asked President Obama to protect the Florida panther. ...more

April 10, 2009

Budget woes are forcing state wildlife officials to cut a program that tracks endangered Florida panthers with GPS-equipped collars. ...more

April 6, 2009

General Motors Corp. is supposed to announce tomorrow whether it will stop making the brand or sell it. ...more

March 30, 2009

With its imposing size, prehistoric appearance and unique barbed snout, the sawfish once was a common sight in Florida waters, often hauled to docks as a trophy catch or dispatched by fishermen when nets ensnared the toothy bill. ...more

December 31, 2008

Delicate cloudless sulphur butterflies flutter back and forth across a path at Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve as if to draw attention to themselves. ...more

October 1, 2008

Delicate cloudless sulphur butterflies flutter back and forth across a path at Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve as if to draw attention to themselves. ...more

October 1, 2008

Many years ago, President Reagan nominated Judge Bork to be a Supreme Court justice. ...more

September 6, 2008