Bald eagles are being spotted throughout Florida, weeks before the official start of the nesting season. ...more

September 5, 2009

Residents of Broward's westernmost city are being asked to keep food and garbage indoors as officials search for a black bear that was twice seen romping in some foliage. ...more

April 21, 2009

Surging demand for turtle meat in southeast Asia has prompted a huge jump in turtle harvesting, leading to concerns that populations of the reptiles could suffer permanent damage. ...more

March 27, 2009

State scientists counted a record number of manatees during an annual survey last week, a sign the endangered mammal might be recovering in some areas of Florida. ...more

January 28, 2009

Today's green movement uses certain buzzwords - organic, locavore, renewable - to the wry amusement of 15 million to 20 million of us who've actually lived the eco-friendly lifestyle that these words describe. ...more

September 17, 2008

New fish kills were reported in Old Tampa Bay Thursday, widening the death zone miles beyond the original kill reported at Courtney Campbell Parkway over the weekend. ...more

August 1, 2008

Dead fish lay scattered along Ben T. Davis Beach today as the Fish and Wildlife Commission conducted tests on water samples and fish. ...more

July 31, 2008

Wildlife scientists are trying to figure out what caused a fish kill that had motorists holding their noses as they drove across the Courtney Campbell Parkway in recent days. ...more

July 29, 2008

The half-dozen brown pelicans shifted restlessly, jockeying for position as Dan Harp's three children tossed baitfish to the burly birds from atop a wooden platform. ...more

June 25, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - The half-dozen brown pelicans shifted restlessly, jockeying for position as Dan Harp's three children tossed baitfish to the burly birds from atop a wooden platform. ...more

June 24, 2008